Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (26 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 706 | 580 | 580 | 673 | 867 | 827 | 575 | 498 | 394 | 352 | 590 | 980 | 1649 | 2303 | 2574 | 3102 | 2555 | 2167 | 1728 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:49PM1.36m | 3:09AM1.24m | 3:34PM1.38m | 3:54AM1.25m | 4:19PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:07PM0.31m | 9:14AM0.28m | 9:52PM0.29m | 10:00AM0.26m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 11 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 706 | 580 | 580 | 673 | 867 | 827 | 575 | 498 | 394 | 352 | 590 | 980 | 1649 | 2303 | 2574 | 3102 | 2555 | 2167 | 1728 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 7 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 34 | 17 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 178 | 131 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | E 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | NNW 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 40 | 10 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 96 | — | — | — | 6 | 21 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 118 | 181 | 151 | 85 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 1 |
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