Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.8° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
S
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
ESE
13
0.8
S
11
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.7
ESE
12
0.7
ESE
12
1.7
SSW
6
2
SSW
8
3
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
402
367
356
329
252
244
213
198
154
167
144
177
142
121
123
197
554
1194
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
SW
30
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:04AM1.30m
4:28PM1.39m
4:51AM1.35m
5:16PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.24m
10:13AM0.21m
10:43PM0.21m
11:03AM0.18m
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6:58
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5
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Temp °C
11
10
10
10
9
9
11
14
16
13
13
14
14
15
16
8
6
7
8
Feels °C
8
8
7
8
7
7
9
12
13
8
7
8
7
8
10
0
-1
3
3
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