Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 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 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 505 | 258 | 411 | 353 | 241 | 220 | 169 | 131 | 133 | 96 | 78 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:29AM1.38m | 11:51PM1.33m | 12:19PM1.36m | 00:41AM1.28m | 1:07PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:16AM0.18m | 5:44PM0.23m | 6:04AM0.23m | 6:35PM0.27m | 6:50AM0.27m | 7:24PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 505 | 258 | 411 | 353 | 241 | 220 | 169 | 131 | 133 | 96 | 78 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 121 | 22 | 22 | 71 | 49 | 45 | 73 | 45 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 16 |
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 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 23 | — | — | 22 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 29 | 34 | 36 | 49 | 114 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 143 | 212 | 193 | 172 | 173 | 193 | 173 | 115 | 0 |
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