Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 133 | 203 | 169 | 94 | 88 | 64 | 48 | 33 | 44 | 34 | 43 | 44 | 53 | 60 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:51AM1.45m | 8:17PM1.39m | 8:41AM1.43m | 9:07PM1.34m | 9:29AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11PM0.15m | 2:30AM0.19m | 3:01PM0.19m | 3:18AM0.23m | 3:51PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 133 | 203 | 169 | 94 | 88 | 49 | 48 | 26 | 35 | 23 | 43 | 40 | 53 | 60 | 79 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 59 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 11 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | NE 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 87 | 32 | 51 | 41 | 39 | 33 | 7 | 22 | 20 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 52 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 71 | 52 | 20 | 78 | 60 | 64 | 23 | 33 | 44 | 34 | 34 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 44 | 51 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 15 | — | 1 | 6 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 118 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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