Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 101 | 164 | 234 | 229 | 225 | 220 | 192 | 161 | 127 | 176 | 313 | 295 | 280 | 252 | 280 | 233 | 204 | 131 | 136 | 132 | 337 | 135 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:19AM1.41m | 3:45PM1.51m | 4:12AM1.42m | 4:38PM1.48m | 5:05AM1.43m | 5:30PM1.45m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:29AM0.11m | 10:04PM0.11m | 10:24AM0.11m | 10:56PM0.12m | 11:19AM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 101 | 164 | 234 | 229 | 225 | 220 | 192 | 161 | 127 | 113 | 103 | 295 | 280 | 252 | 280 | 233 | 204 | 131 | 119 | 69 | 337 | 57 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 5 | S 6 | NE 8 | SE 15 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 13 | SSW 17 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 63 | 176 | 313 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 75 | 70 | 104 | 7 | 119 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SW 5 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSW 20 | — | SE 13 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 16 | 4 | 55 | 54 | 54 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 10 | — | 32 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 39 | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 113 | 69 | 123 | 120 | 117 | 114 | 136 | 132 | 126 | 135 | 143 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 89 | 163 | 127 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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