Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat night, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||
221 | 244 | 826 | 1262 | 2494 | 2774 | 2838 | 2491 | 2163 | 1728 | 1490 | 1177 | 931 | 776 | 588 | 1283 | 1143 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.58m | 7:27AM1.47m | 7:54PM1.52m | 8:21AM1.45m | 8:46PM1.46m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.05m | 1:42PM0.06m | 2:14AM0.08m | 2:37PM0.10m | |||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | 11 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
221 | 221 | 207 | 207 | 222 | 177 | 165 | 406 | 130 | 136 | 181 | 266 | 228 | 776 | 588 | 465 | 385 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
85 | 67 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 212 | 204 | 71 | 377 | 432 | 402 | 463 | 434 | 279 | 290 | 296 | 302 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | SSW 20 | ENE 10 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
207 | 18 | 17 | 16 | — | — | 39 | 64 | — | 14 | 14 | 10 | 24 | 344 | 330 | 321 | 312 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | — | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
4 | 244 | 826 | 1262 | 2494 | 2774 | 2838 | 2491 | 2163 | 1728 | 1490 | 1177 | 931 | — | 183 | 1283 | 1143 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 224 | 242 | 253 | 290 | 270 | 270 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 151 | 127 | 0 | 0 |
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