Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Mon night, min 7°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 778 | 986 | 2319 | 2655 | 2403 | 2249 | 2003 | 1690 | 1431 | 1150 | 931 | 740 | 612 | 321 | 312 | 249 | 375 | 835 | 1817 | 2908 | 5239 | 7199 | 7604 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27AM1.47m | 7:54PM1.52m | 8:21AM1.45m | 8:46PM1.46m | 9:13AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.05m | 1:42PM0.06m | 2:14AM0.08m | 2:37PM0.10m | 3:04AM0.13m | 3:30PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 0 | -1 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | SSW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 261 | 242 | 222 | 177 | 165 | 135 | 130 | 432 | 151 | 188 | 188 | 192 | 257 | 306 | 264 | 191 | 132 | 133 | 106 | 66 | 47 | 16 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 8 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 11 | — |
| kJ | 51 | 48 | 7 | 212 | 156 | 315 | 377 | 115 | 402 | 463 | 439 | 344 | 330 | 254 | 204 | 202 | 186 | 86 | 92 | 60 | 23 | 10 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 13 | E 12 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 15 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | — |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 3 | — | 39 | 218 | 9 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 321 | 312 | 249 | 50 | 61 | — | — | — | 7 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 778 | 986 | 2319 | 2655 | 2403 | 2249 | 2003 | 1690 | 1431 | 1150 | 931 | 740 | 612 | 183 | 196 | 199 | 375 | 835 | 1817 | 2908 | 5239 | 7199 | 7604 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 224 | 252 | 290 | 270 | 270 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 151 | 89 | 72 | 118 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 253 | 124 | 290 | 255 |
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