Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.6°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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (16 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SW
13
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.4
SW
15
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.6
ESE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
12
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.6
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
48
33
44
33
43
44
68
81
79
75
68
67
64
60
59
77
114
241
255
247
264
179
156
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:41AM1.43m
9:07PM1.34m
9:29AM1.41m
9:56PM1.30m
10:18AM1.39m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.19m
3:01PM0.19m
3:18AM0.23m
3:51PM0.23m
4:04AM0.27m
4:39PM0.27m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
2
3
3
Temp °C
11
12
13
15
15
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
15
14
10
9
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
Feels °C
7
6
4
7
8
7
7
7
8
8
10
12
12
10
7
3
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
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