Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.8°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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
2
0
2
0
2
1
!
!
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5
5
4
2
1
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
17
1
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
3
SSW
11
2.2
S
11
2.5
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
433
464
487
881
1550
2934
5164
5685
5162
4157
3119
2221
1679
1156
2373
1069
1780
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
SSE
10
S
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
E
10
N
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
5
S
0
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:17AM1.46m
5:44PM1.52m
6:09AM1.46m
6:36PM1.48m
Low Tide
11:11PM0.07m
11:31AM0.06m
00:03AM0.09m
12:25PM0.08m
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
12
11
11
9
8
Feels °C
8
5
6
3
4
4
5
7
5
3
4
4
7
6
7
6
6
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