Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.2° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)--
Afternoon (06 Aug)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSE
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
12
1.2
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.9
S
15
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
741
426
420
760
822
1242
1534
1902
1567
1329
1012
946
915
789
641
536
459
449
424
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM1.37m
11:31AM1.45m
11:57PM1.38m
12:27PM1.50m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.20m
5:15AM0.18m
5:49PM0.18m
6:08AM0.15m
6:46PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
6
5
5
5
6
10
10
10
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
11
10
Feels °C
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
6
5
6
7
7
7
8
9
10
10
8
7
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