Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 469 | 582 | 679 | 838 | 848 | 1382 | 975 | 929 | 892 | 829 | 818 | 796 | 732 | 4698 | 6019 | 5520 | 4772 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | glassy | off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:28PM1.70m | 6:55AM1.50m | 7:24PM1.67m | 7:52AM1.48m | 8:20PM1.61m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM-0.01m | 1:07PM-0.02m | 1:49AM0.00m | 2:04PM0.01m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 469 | 582 | 679 | 838 | 848 | 1382 | 975 | 929 | 892 | 829 | 818 | 796 | 732 | 4698 | 6019 | 5520 | 4772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 33 | 88 | 173 | 215 | 225 | 892 | 870 | 773 | 633 | 490 | 459 | 380 | 298 | 621 | 595 | 578 | 493 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 61 | 59 | 55 | 82 | 239 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 406 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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