Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8PM is: 0.9m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 10 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 413 | 404 | 395 | 390 | 433 | 464 | 487 | 1375 | 1550 | 2516 | 4757 | 5762 | 5093 | 4085 | 2948 | 2253 | 1679 | 1156 | 3363 | 740 | 1750 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.56m | 5:17AM1.46m | 5:44PM1.52m | 6:09AM1.46m | 6:36PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.05m | 11:11PM0.07m | 11:31AM0.06m | 00:03AM0.09m | 12:25PM0.08m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 92 | 72 | 395 | 390 | 433 | 464 | 487 | 1375 | 1550 | 2516 | 4757 | 5762 | 5093 | 4085 | 2948 | 2253 | 1679 | 1156 | 1221 | 740 | 1750 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | NE 13 | S 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 14 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 413 | 404 | 40 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 45 | 97 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 622 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ESE 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | NE 12 | E 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 44 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | S 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 14 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 51 | — | — | 4 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 21 | 4 | 3363 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 72 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 151 | 79 | 0 |
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