Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 822 | 1242 | 1534 | 1902 | 1567 | 1218 | 912 | 946 | 915 | 792 | 641 | 534 | 459 | 449 | 424 | 363 | 353 | 306 | 245 | 204 | 170 | 177 | 144 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:31AM1.45m | 11:57PM1.38m | 12:27PM1.50m | 00:54AM1.40m | 1:24PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.18m | 5:49PM0.18m | 6:08AM0.15m | 6:46PM0.15m | 7:03AM0.12m | 7:44PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 604 | 1242 | 1534 | 1902 | 1567 | 1218 | 912 | 946 | 915 | 792 | 641 | 534 | 459 | 449 | 424 | 363 | 353 | 306 | 245 | 204 | 170 | 177 | 144 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SSW 19 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 822 | 445 | 479 | 416 | 272 | 217 | 174 | 99 | 87 | 29 | 67 | 107 | 30 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 101 | 134 | 130 | 117 | 23 | 19 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | WNW 6 | S 16 | SSE 16 | NE 14 | SE 12 | E 14 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | S 20 | E 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 240 | 240 | 240 | 10 | 10 | 29 | 186 | 89 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 45 | 42 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 51 | 23 | 35 | 86 | 34 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 5 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 24 | 49 | 84 | 97 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 60 | 46 | — | 19 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 10 | 16 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 115 | 72 | 60 | 60 |
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