Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (18 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1662 | 1440 | 1380 | 1303 | 1428 | 1505 | 1553 | 1470 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1548 | 1548 | 1548 | 1266 | 1073 | 1375 | 1165 | 1195 | 1145 | 953 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.36m | 11:54PM1.23m | 12:14PM1.34m | 00:39AM1.21m | 12:59PM1.33m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:51PM0.30m | 5:58AM0.33m | 6:35PM0.31m | 6:43AM0.33m | 7:19PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 1662 | 1440 | 1380 | 1303 | 1428 | 1505 | 1553 | 1470 | 1360 | 1360 | 1360 | 1548 | 1548 | 1548 | 1266 | 1073 | 1375 | 1165 | 1195 | 1145 | 953 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 9 | 23 | 24 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
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