
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
157 | 144 | 106 | 79 | 57 | 40 | 200 | 75 | 106 | 80 | 93 | 77 | 96 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 101 | 79 | 99 | 131 | 164 | 154 | 148 | 158 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.40m | 1:55PM1.55m | 2:23AM1.40m | 2:51PM1.53m | 3:19AM1.41m | 3:45PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:36AM0.11m | 8:16PM0.10m | 8:32AM0.10m | 9:11PM0.10m | 9:29AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
157 | 144 | 106 | 79 | 57 | 40 | 71 | 75 | 60 | 47 | 32 | 39 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 101 | 79 | 99 | 131 | 164 | 154 | 148 | 158 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
36 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 10 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 54 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | SSW 14 | NE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSE 9 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | — | S 19 |
4 | 38 | 8 | 36 | 33 | 30 | 16 | 19 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 77 | 77 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | WNW 6 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 |
26 | 35 | 12 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 200 | — | 106 | 80 | 93 | 64 | 96 | — | 51 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 45 | 59 | 61 | 62 | 50 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 89 | 153 | 183 | 172 | 151 | 27 |
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