
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
599 | 459 | 334 | 273 | 223 | 215 | 193 | 186 | 180 | 220 | 253 | 225 | 236 | 143 | 516 | 1271 | 1434 | 1187 | 1894 | 1355 | 1065 | 880 | 359 | 434 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:07AM1.56m | 10:37PM1.42m | 11:03AM1.57m | 11:33PM1.42m | 12:00PM1.57m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.12m | 4:32PM0.09m | 4:47AM0.12m | 5:28PM0.09m | 5:43AM0.11m | 6:24PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 9 | S 10 |
599 | 459 | 334 | 273 | 223 | 215 | 193 | 186 | 180 | 220 | 253 | 225 | 236 | 143 | 516 | 1271 | 1434 | 1187 | 1894 | 1355 | 1065 | 880 | 359 | 434 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 8 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 14 | E 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
9 | 96 | 78 | 102 | 116 | 58 | 55 | 73 | 47 | 42 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 35 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 6 | 222 | 113 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | N 6 | N 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | SSE 10 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | — | E 15 | S 13 |
4 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 10 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 4 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | W 3 | W 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 3 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 8 | 2 | 19 | 75 | 72 | 121 | 263 | 368 | 355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 85 | 127 | 151 | 201 | 151 | 127 | 127 | 79 | 27 | 160 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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