Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (24 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ESE 17 | SE 16 | SSW 7 | S 8 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 41 | 52 | 49 | 70 | 43 | 32 | 27 | 161 | 186 | 208 | 417 | 329 | 311 | 268 | 261 | 250 | 246 | 276 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:07PM1.36m | 1:28AM1.26m | 1:53PM1.36m | 2:15AM1.25m | 2:39PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:24PM0.30m | 7:35AM0.30m | 8:11PM0.32m | 8:19AM0.31m | 8:57PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 70 | 43 | 32 | 25 | 161 | 158 | 135 | 133 | 232 | 275 | 268 | 261 | 250 | 187 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 9 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 12 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 148 | 186 | 208 | 255 | 116 | 114 | 110 | 106 | 141 | 246 | 276 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | SW 17 | SW 6 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 74 | 10 | 66 | 65 | 63 | 58 | 54 | 51 | 50 | 186 | 142 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | N 3 | NW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 30 | 41 | 52 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 28 | 31 | 172 | 417 | 329 | 311 | 267 | 236 | 226 | — | 127 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 0 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 73 | 201 | 177 | 72 | 85 | 73 | 85 | 74 | 85 | 172 | 85 | 72 |
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