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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE 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 5PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| 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 morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 79 | 57 | 97 | 200 | 73 | 106 | 109 | 66 | 77 | 88 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 101 | 151 | 173 | 203 | 211 | 161 | 154 | 133 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 79 | 57 | 25 | 71 | 73 | 60 | 47 | 38 | 26 | 40 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 101 | 151 | 173 | 203 | 211 | 161 | 154 | 133 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | ENE 5 | S 9 | 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 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 60 | 57 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 55 | 54 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | — | SSE 9 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 26 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 77 | 78 | 74 | 66 | 64 | 30 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | 7 | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | W 5 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 97 | 200 | — | 106 | 109 | — | — | 88 | — | — | 15 | — | 2 | 8 | 19 | 42 | 67 | 77 | 69 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 72 | 89 | 270 | 153 | 151 | 27 |
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