Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1230 | 831 | 608 | 710 | 584 | 480 | 389 | 270 | 191 | 157 | 717 | 466 | 275 | 181 | 254 | 444 | 599 | 703 | 858 | 1001 | 758 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:39PM1.34m | 1:02AM1.22m | 1:25PM1.34m | 1:47AM1.22m | 2:11PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.32m | 6:58PM0.32m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:43PM0.31m | 7:51AM0.30m | 8:28PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 4 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1230 | 831 | 608 | 710 | 584 | 480 | 389 | 270 | 7 | 69 | 514 | 466 | 275 | 103 | 179 | 186 | 229 | 377 | 249 | 242 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 24 | 59 | 78 | 119 | 69 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 181 | 17 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 191 | 157 | 717 | — | — | — | 254 | 444 | 599 | 703 | 858 | 1001 | 758 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 151 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 151 | 124 | 242 | 258 | 85 | 85 |
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