Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.2m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1605 | 2452 | 2287 | 1190 | 1810 | 1672 | 1459 | 1356 | 1194 | 1045 | 895 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 267 | 267 | 212 | 203 | 162 | 64 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09AM1.46m | 6:36PM1.48m | 7:01AM1.46m | 7:27PM1.43m | 7:51AM1.45m | 8:17PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM0.08m | 00:53AM0.11m | 1:19PM0.11m | 1:42AM0.15m | 2:11PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1605 | 1336 | 1606 | 1190 | 1810 | 1672 | 1459 | 1356 | 1194 | 1045 | 895 | 379 | 327 | 327 | 267 | 267 | 212 | 203 | 162 | 64 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 610 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 226 | 218 | 145 | 135 | 109 | 71 | 80 | 51 | 50 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 3 | — | SSW 16 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 24 | 29 | 20 | 40 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | 2452 | 2287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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