Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
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 morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 152 | 269 | 236 | 306 | 294 | 191 | 188 | 294 | 387 | 417 | 811 | 704 | 663 | 669 | 1177 | 887 | 776 | 1341 | 3034 | 3328 | 2782 | 2435 | 2196 | 1866 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.61m | 8:28PM1.46m | 8:53AM1.64m | 9:24PM1.46m | 9:50AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.09m | 2:23PM0.05m | 2:37AM0.07m | 3:19PM0.03m | 3:33AM0.06m | 4:16PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 152 | 269 | 236 | 306 | 294 | 191 | 188 | 40 | 79 | 417 | 811 | 704 | 663 | 172 | 548 | 457 | 776 | 594 | 4 | 8 | 2782 | 2435 | 2196 | 1866 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | SE 14 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 8 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 294 | 387 | 64 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 419 | 27 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 23 | 13 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NW 4 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 16 | NE 16 | SE 14 | S 10 | SSE 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 17 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | W 3 | SW 6 | — | WNW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 25 | 40 | 26 | 32 | 30 | 13 | — | — | 11 | 105 | — | 11 | 669 | 1177 | 887 | 599 | 1341 | 3034 | 3328 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 124 | 151 | 230 | 62 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 89 | 312 | 151 | 85 | 127 | 85 | 85 | 329 | 59 | 0 |
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