Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1018 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 413 | 265 | 257 | 154 | 164 | 205 | 244 | 195 | 188 | 146 | 110 | 75 | 74 | 50 | 60 | 103 | 121 | 149 | 136 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | 5:24AM1.29m | 5:48PM1.40m | 6:10AM1.32m | 6:34PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:46AM0.23m | 11:22PM0.24m | 11:33AM0.21m | 00:07AM0.22m | 12:21PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 1018 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 413 | 265 | 257 | 154 | 164 | 205 | 244 | 195 | 188 | 146 | 110 | 75 | 74 | 50 | 60 | 103 | 121 | 149 | 136 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 10 | 64 | 61 | 66 | 75 | 70 | 57 | 57 | 65 | 43 | 43 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 35 | 27 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 119 | 15 | 62 | 56 | 52 | 27 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 25 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 5 | — | SW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 2 | — | — | W 3 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 51 | 126 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 36 | — | 3 | 25 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 19 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 124 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 118 | 230 |
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