Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 191 | 242 | 298 | 387 | 417 | 494 | 453 | 434 | 454 | 589 | 3588 | 1588 | 2176 | 3034 | 2622 | 2150 | 2090 | 2024 | 1745 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross | off | cross | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 8:28PM1.46m | 8:53AM1.64m | 9:24PM1.46m | 9:50AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.07m | 3:19PM0.03m | 3:33AM0.06m | 4:16PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | SSE 13 | SSW 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 191 | 242 | 298 | 387 | 417 | 494 | 453 | 434 | 454 | 419 | 17 | 419 | 417 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2090 | 2024 | 1745 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 5 | SSW 6 | SSE 11 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSE 13 | — | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | SSE 12 | E 14 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 21 | 46 | 12 | 54 | 64 | 48 | 172 | 17 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 21 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | S 12 | SE 11 | SE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | NE 16 | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | S 5 | — | SW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | W 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 12 | 57 | — | 66 | 96 | — | — | 11 | 589 | 3588 | 1588 | 2176 | 3034 | 2622 | 2150 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 89 | 371 | 151 | 124 | 127 | 124 | 252 | 79 | 79 | 0 |
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