Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 49 | 79 | 51 | 53 | 39 | 476 | 557 | 509 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.28m | 1:07PM1.36m | 1:28AM1.26m | 1:53PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.27m | 6:50AM0.27m | 7:24PM0.30m | 7:35AM0.30m | 8:11PM0.32m | ||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 32 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 79 | 51 | 53 | 39 | 161 | 158 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | SE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 148 | 137 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | SSW 18 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 147 | 68 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 4 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 43 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 476 | 557 | 509 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 115 | 332 | 193 | 172 | 172 | 193 | 193 | 173 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 315 | 151 | 151 |
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