Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.5° 

Tora-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)15s

Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
17
1.6
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.5
S
9
1.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
599
459
334
273
223
215
193
186
180
220
253
225
236
143
516
1271
1434
1187
1894
1355
1065
880
359
434
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:07AM1.56m
10:37PM1.42m
11:03AM1.57m
11:33PM1.42m
12:00PM1.57m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.12m
4:32PM0.09m
4:47AM0.12m
5:28PM0.09m
5:43AM0.11m
6:24PM0.10m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:48
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3
5
2
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Temp °C
9
8
9
13
18
18
16
13
11
11
10
8
8
8
9
10
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
6
Feels °C
6
5
6
9
13
12
14
10
10
10
7
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
2
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