Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 27 | 103 | 130 | 72 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 274 | 265 | 186 | 118 | 75 | 261 | 264 | 234 | 252 | 112 | 72 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:47PM1.39m | 11:15AM1.52m | 11:43PM1.39m | 12:12PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:58AM0.15m | 5:37PM0.14m | 5:52AM0.14m | 6:34PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 27 | 103 | 130 | 72 | 55 | 56 | 61 | 274 | 265 | 186 | 118 | 64 | 261 | 264 | 234 | 252 | 55 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SW 17 | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 8 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 75 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 112 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 8 | WSW 4 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 9 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 45 | 29 | 21 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 128 | 118 | 230 | 160 | 64 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 72 | 160 | 118 | 124 | 72 | 153 | 160 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
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