Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
0
0
2
3
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
1.6
S
6
2.5
SSW
8
1.9
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
10
2.1
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1230
831
608
710
584
480
389
270
191
157
717
466
275
181
254
444
599
703
858
1001
758
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
15
WNW
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:39PM1.34m
1:02AM1.22m
1:25PM1.34m
1:47AM1.22m
2:11PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.32m
6:58PM0.32m
7:06AM0.32m
7:43PM0.31m
7:51AM0.30m
8:28PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:15
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
15
16
13
11
12
14
13
9
7
9
8
6
7
8
8
7
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
7
12
13
10
7
7
8
10
3
1
4
5
3
3
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
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