Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.3° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (04 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, light winds from the WSW by Thu morning).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3
0
2
0
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
2
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
14
2.2
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
13
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
3
S
12
2.1
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
482
629
1231
2133
3996
3696
8031
7134
5971
5760
6398
6776
6234
5511
4529
3804
4268
2759
1080
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
S
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:34PM1.37m
8:58AM1.31m
9:20PM1.36m
9:46AM1.35m
Low Tide
2:53AM0.22m
3:11PM0.22m
3:38AM0.21m
4:01PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:25
 mm
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
9
9
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
Feels °C
9
8
4
4
-2
-2
-4
-5
-4
-5
-5
-5
-3
-1
1
1
2
3
2
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