Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 172 | 157 | 118 | 125 | 190 | 266 | 334 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 335 | 320 | 273 | 277 | 239 | 266 | 230 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.41m | 2:06PM1.58m | 2:33AM1.42m | 3:02PM1.58m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:31PM0.11m | 7:45AM0.09m | 8:27PM0.10m | 8:42AM0.07m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 92 | 157 | 118 | 125 | 190 | 266 | 334 | 389 | 389 | 389 | 335 | 320 | 273 | 277 | 239 | 266 | 230 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 83 | 115 | 106 | 100 | 96 | 86 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 21 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 9 | 21 | 32 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 172 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 29 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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