Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (12 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 129 | 148 | 118 | 115 | 102 | 67 | 136 | 85 | 85 | 198 | 204 | 229 | 262 | 93 | 162 | 229 | 75 | 155 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:42AM1.47m | 5:12PM1.65m | 5:38AM1.48m | 6:07PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:38PM0.04m | 10:53AM0.01m | 11:34PM0.03m | 11:50AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 94 | 129 | 148 | 118 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 69 | 50 | 37 | 93 | 113 | 124 | 134 | 93 | 64 | 81 | 75 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 52 | 50 | 74 | 69 | 99 | 90 | 32 | 59 | 21 | 18 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 54 | 51 | 75 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 66 | 46 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 36 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 114 | 119 | 92 | 72 | 115 | 102 | 67 | 136 | 85 | 85 | 198 | 204 | 229 | 262 | — | 162 | 229 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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