Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the ESE by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 355 | 253 | 376 | 779 | 1678 | 2488 | 4243 | 5703 | 6462 | 6725 | 5571 | 4008 | 8681 | 4671 | 3482 | 2740 | 3313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.46m | 9:13AM1.43m | 9:38PM1.40m | 10:04AM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.13m | 3:30PM0.15m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:22PM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | SE 15 | S 15 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 212 | 163 | 115 | 117 | 110 | 94 | 86 | 60 | — | — | 9 | 1297 | 3938 | 4671 | 3482 | 2740 | 2027 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 312 | 198 | 158 | 123 | 71 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 9 | 28 | 421 | 454 | 384 | 244 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | — | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 253 | 36 | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 233 | 39 | 82 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 355 | 176 | 376 | 779 | 1678 | 2488 | 4243 | 5703 | 6462 | 6725 | 5571 | 4008 | 8681 | — | — | — | 3313 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 72 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 258 | 258 | 270 | 274 | 274 | 127 | 124 | 89 | 89 | 64 | 0 |
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