Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3688 | 3387 | 3114 | 2839 | 2523 | 2376 | 2069 | 1641 | 1430 | 1192 | 1075 | 1034 | 905 | 690 | 669 | 572 | 572 | 352 | 316 | 236 | 209 | 207 | 144 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.50m | 8:48PM1.43m | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:42PM1.43m | 10:07AM1.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.14m | 2:41PM0.11m | 3:00AM0.13m | 3:36PM0.10m | 3:53AM0.12m | 4:32PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 3688 | 3387 | 3114 | 2839 | 2523 | 2376 | 2069 | 1641 | 1430 | 1192 | 1075 | 1034 | 905 | 690 | 669 | 572 | 572 | 352 | 316 | 132 | 112 | 112 | 82 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 12 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 12 | 28 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 121 | 121 | 236 | 209 | 207 | 144 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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