Surf Forecasts:
Tora-Bombora surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 2 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period, S swell with cross-shore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 4 Aug, 12PM (local time) - 18ft (5.5m), 15s period, SSW swell with 11,577 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tora-Bombora this week:
The surf forecast for Tora-Bombora over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 29) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.8m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tora-Bombora in the next 16 days are 5.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 12PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.1m 4s period and expected on Friday (Jul 31) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Wed 29th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 12AM (Sun 2nd Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Tue 4th Aug) | 18ft (5.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tora-Bombora over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Fri morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Fri night, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1474 | 1110 | 917 | 727 | 599 | 418 | 331 | 251 | 154 | 114 | 206 | 3397 | 4489 | 2558 | 1749 | 1504 | 896 | 712 | 346 | 1424 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:09PM1.39m | 4:29AM1.25m | 4:53PM1.40m | 5:13AM1.26m | 5:37PM1.41m | 5:58AM1.26m | 6:21PM1.40m | 6:42AM1.26m | 7:05PM1.39m | 7:26AM1.27m | 7:49PM1.38m | 8:12AM1.29m | 8:34PM1.37m | |||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.30m | 10:34AM0.27m | 11:14PM0.28m | 11:19AM0.25m | 11:59PM0.26m | 12:04PM0.24m | 00:43AM0.25m | 12:50PM0.23m | 1:26AM0.24m | 1:35PM0.23m | 2:09AM0.23m | 2:22PM0.23m | 2:53AM0.22m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | 5:17 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | 5:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 3 | -4 | -3 | -5 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1474 | 1110 | 917 | 727 | 599 | 418 | 331 | 251 | 154 | 114 | 139 | 242 | 212 | 231 | 1271 | 1247 | 896 | 712 | 346 | 1041 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 23 | SSW 20 | SSW 10 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 65 | 40 | 20 | 82 | 333 | 140 | 104 | 68 | 68 | 43 | 57 | 33 | 18 | 2 | 138 | 109 | 21 | 75 | 169 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 16 | SSW 19 | NE 5 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 8 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 14 | SW 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 35 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 29 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 91 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | W 4 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 12 | 19 | 206 | 3397 | 4489 | 2558 | 1749 | 1504 | — | — | 9 | 1424 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 151 | 184 | 174 | 258 | 89 | 124 | 201 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 |
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