
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9PM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
266 | 394 | 469 | 582 | 679 | 838 | 848 | 1560 | 1103 | 815 | 892 | 829 | 818 | 796 | 732 | 4698 | 6019 | 5520 | 4772 | 3920 | 3208 | 2727 | 2544 | 2058 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.70m | 6:55AM1.50m | 7:24PM1.67m | 7:52AM1.48m | 8:20PM1.61m | 8:48AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM-0.01m | 1:07PM-0.02m | 1:49AM0.00m | 2:04PM0.01m | 2:43AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 8 | S 9 | ESE 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
266 | 394 | 469 | 582 | 177 | 258 | 848 | 1560 | 1103 | 773 | 892 | 829 | 818 | 796 | 732 | 4698 | 6019 | 5520 | 4772 | 3920 | 3208 | 2727 | 2544 | 2058 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | S 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
24 | 20 | 33 | 88 | 679 | 838 | 270 | 892 | 870 | 815 | 633 | 490 | 459 | 380 | 298 | 621 | 595 | 578 | 493 | 479 | 434 | 362 | 357 | 295 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 24 | 61 | 59 | 55 | 82 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 315 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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