Tora-Bombora Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.54° E

Tora-Bombora WaveFinder

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Bombora sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.3° 

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


Tora-Bombora surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 1AM (local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period, NE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 9 Oct, 7PM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period, SSW swell with 387 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 4PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S 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 Tuesday (Oct 06) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 9s period with a secondary swell of 0.2m and 13s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s is also forecast. 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 0.9m 15s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 09) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 4s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 13) at 10AM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4PM (Tue 6th Oct)1.5ft (0.5m) 9s
Best Surf 1AM (Sun 11th Oct)5ft (1.6m) 6s
Most Powerful 7PM (Fri 9th Oct)3ft (0.9m) 15s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tora-Bombora over the next 16 days.


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