Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SW 13 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 44 | 68 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 77 | 114 | 286 | 255 | 278 | 264 | 179 | 158 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.34m | 9:29AM1.41m | 9:56PM1.30m | 10:18AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.23m | 3:51PM0.23m | 4:04AM0.27m | 4:39PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 40 | 68 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 85 | 93 | 255 | 278 | 264 | 179 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 44 | 51 | 77 | 114 | 286 | 68 | 51 | 23 | 144 | 158 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | WSW 5 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 34 | 44 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 54 | 52 | 73 | 65 | 99 | 100 | 70 | 85 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 5 | SW 3 | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 43 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 20 | 47 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 27 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 79 | 151 |
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