Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.1° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (20 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.5
S
9
0.9
SSW
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
12
1.7
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.6
S
14
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2338
2028
1671
282
319
326
326
835
690
1477
1404
1004
775
638
574
472
384
300
244
235
188
149
141
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
40
NW
50
NW
50
NW
50
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:55AM1.38m
11:18PM1.29m
11:43AM1.37m
00:07AM1.26m
12:31PM1.36m
Low Tide
4:41AM0.23m
5:13PM0.25m
5:28AM0.27m
6:01PM0.29m
6:14AM0.30m
6:49PM0.31m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
9
12
13
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
14
12
13
Feels °C
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
6
9
10
8
6
4
2
-1
1
3
5
3
4
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