Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (13 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 43 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 30 | 25 | 64 | 62 | 43 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 99 | 94 | 68 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:33AM1.45m | 7:59PM1.36m | 8:20AM1.45m | 8:47PM1.33m | 9:08AM1.43m | 9:34PM1.30m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.18m | 1:54PM0.17m | 2:09AM0.21m | 2:43PM0.20m | 2:56AM0.24m | 3:32PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 43 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 39 | 14 | 13 | 46 | 99 | 94 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 19 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 5 | 30 | 25 | 64 | 62 | 43 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 35 | 55 | 68 | 54 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 10 | W 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | SSW 14 | — | E 13 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SW 5 | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 26 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 13 | — | 20 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 18 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 45 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WSW 3 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 39 | 27 | — | — | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 115 | 60 | 0 | 151 | 8 | 8 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 183 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 72 |
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