Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 132 | 136 | 136 | 145 | 91 | 208 | 163 | 281 | 125 | 118 | 108 | 242 | 156 | 151 | 147 | 171 | 259 | 363 | 413 | 366 | 366 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:42AM1.47m | 5:12PM1.65m | 5:38AM1.48m | 6:07PM1.63m | 6:33AM1.48m | 7:01PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.01m | 11:34PM0.03m | 11:50AM0.01m | 00:29AM0.03m | 12:46PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 99 | 80 | 62 | 74 | 76 | 37 | 110 | 85 | 131 | 125 | 118 | 108 | 136 | 21 | 40 | 20 | 14 | 259 | 363 | 413 | 366 | 366 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 48 | 72 | 67 | 59 | 50 | 18 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 8 | 31 | 79 | 115 | 108 | 91 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SW 19 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 8 | 46 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 35 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 |
| kJ | 80 | 132 | 136 | 136 | 145 | 91 | 208 | 163 | 281 | — | — | — | 242 | 156 | 151 | 147 | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 60 | 89 | 89 |
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