Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri night, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 255 | 278 | 259 | 284 | 331 | 344 | 428 | 1148 | 1003 | 773 | 594 | 480 | 336 | 235 | 217 | 850 | 998 | 1497 | 2041 | 4164 | 8130 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.39m | 10:44PM1.27m | 11:05AM1.37m | 11:31PM1.25m | 11:53AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.27m | 4:51AM0.30m | 5:26PM0.30m | 5:36AM0.32m | 6:12PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 255 | 278 | 259 | 179 | 179 | 264 | 428 | 1148 | 1003 | 773 | 594 | 480 | 336 | 235 | 217 | 59 | 58 | 46 | 30 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NW 4 | SSW 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 16 | 10 | 284 | 331 | 344 | 247 | 205 | 195 | 179 | 126 | 123 | 126 | 82 | 82 | 4 | 51 | 10 | 6 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | SE 14 | ENE 6 | SSW 19 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | NE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 102 | 99 | 100 | 70 | 46 | 3 | 201 | 9 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 8 | 12 | 61 | 5 | 10 | 10 | — | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | — | — | WNW 5 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 31 | — | — | 10 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 35 | 850 | 998 | 1497 | 2041 | 4164 | 8130 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 151 | 74 | 62 | 85 | 265 | 73 |
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