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Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora Surf Photo: 'mellow wave' by BigCurtis01

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is

11.9° C

0.1°

Tora-Bombora surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	NW	NW	E	SSW	SE
	9 s	off	4 s	9 s	14 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	NW	NNW	E	SSW	SE
	9 s	off	4 s	9 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	NW	NNW	E	SSW	W
	9 s	off	4 s	9 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	NW	NW	E	SSW	SE
	9 s	off	4 s	9 s	14 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	WNW	WNW	E	SSW	NNE
	10 s	off	4 s	9 s	14 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	WNW	WNW	E	E	SSW
	9 s	off	4 s	9 s	11 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	E	SW	SSW
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	7 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	WNW	NW	E	SW	NE
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	7 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	NW	NW	E	NE	SW
	11 s	off	4 s	11 s	9 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	E	W	W	E	SSW	NE
	11 s	cross- off	4 s	11 s	8 s	8 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 February at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	ESE	SSW	SSW	E	NE	NE
	10 s	cross	6 s	11 s	7 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 February at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	SSW	SSW	E	NE	SSW
	8 s	cross- on	8 s	11 s	7 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 February at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	SSW	S	E	SSW	SSW
	8 s	cross	8 s	11 s	13 s	21 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 February at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	SW	SSW	S	E	SW
	8 s	cross	8 s	8 s	10 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 February at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSW	W		S	E	SSW
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 February at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	S	N		S	E	SSW
	8 s	cross- off		8 s	10 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 February at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	Swell 3	3 hours later
	SSE	NE		S	E	SSW
	10 s	cross		9 s	10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 February at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tora-Bombora around the time the photo was taken

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Tora-Bombora Surf Photo: 'mellow wave' by BigCurtis01

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Photo taken at: 2:00 pm 3 Feb 2024