Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
13.0°C
1.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)17s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NNE by Mon night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.9
SSW
10
1.9
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.2
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
121
58
117
267
234
240
111
71
69
184
357
537
526
387
301
247
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
WSW
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
11:43PM1.39m
12:12PM1.54m
00:40AM1.40m
1:09PM1.56m
Low Tide
5:52AM0.14m
6:34PM0.13m
6:49AM0.11m
7:31PM0.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
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5:57
5:58
 mm
7
9
7
4
3
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
15
15
13
10
9
8
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
5
6
6
7
7
9
10
10
10
10
5
4
2
4
4
4
5
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