
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (30 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 2.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 7ft (2.2m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
414 | 419 | 1245 | 1374 | 2160 | 3144 | 2935 | 2772 | 2547 | 2277 | 1775 | 1488 | 1248 | 1010 | 880 | 674 | 476 | 338 | 227 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:24PM1.46m | 9:50AM1.64m | 10:20PM1.46m | 10:47AM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.06m | 4:16PM0.03m | 4:30AM0.06m | 5:13PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | NE 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
414 | 419 | 457 | 419 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 2547 | 2277 | 1775 | 1488 | 1248 | 1010 | 880 | 674 | 476 | 338 | 227 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | NE 15 | NE 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
172 | 419 | 17 | 7 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 23 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 46 | 45 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SSE 13 | — | E 13 | — | — | — | — | NE 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
7 | 17 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 40 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
2 | — | 1245 | 1374 | 2160 | 3144 | 2935 | 2772 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 60 | 201 | 184 | 85 | 127 | 127 | 252 | 151 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
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