Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (21 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3034 | 2450 | 1776 | 1449 | 1215 | 919 | 764 | 603 | 505 | 258 | 411 | 353 | 241 | 220 | 169 | 131 | 129 | 94 | 78 | 73 | 49 | 54 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:37AM1.40m | 11:00PM1.39m | 11:29AM1.38m | 11:51PM1.33m | 12:19PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.12m | 4:51PM0.17m | 5:16AM0.18m | 5:44PM0.23m | 6:04AM0.23m | 6:35PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 3034 | 2450 | 1776 | 1449 | 1215 | 919 | 764 | 603 | 505 | 258 | 411 | 353 | 241 | 220 | 169 | 131 | 129 | 94 | 78 | 73 | 49 | 54 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 84 | 70 | 70 | 48 | 48 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 30 | 121 | 22 | 22 | 71 | 50 | 45 | 73 | 46 | 41 | 39 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | 22 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 60 | 143 |
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