
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1316 | 1092 | 1058 | 905 | 690 | 581 | 572 | 599 | 459 | 334 | 273 | 223 | 215 | 193 | 186 | 180 | 198 | 253 | 225 | 236 | 189 | 366 | 1239 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:42PM1.43m | 10:07AM1.56m | 10:37PM1.42m | 11:03AM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.13m | 3:36PM0.10m | 3:53AM0.12m | 4:32PM0.09m | 4:47AM0.12m | 5:28PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||
6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
1316 | 1092 | 1058 | 905 | 690 | 581 | 572 | 599 | 459 | 334 | 273 | 116 | 215 | 193 | 186 | 180 | 198 | 253 | 225 | 236 | 189 | 304 | 1239 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 16 | — |
— | 11 | 20 | 41 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 96 | 81 | 133 | 223 | 57 | 55 | 73 | 47 | 42 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | N 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | SSW 19 | E 16 | — |
— | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 16 | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 37 | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | NW 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 6 | — | — | S 3 | SSE 4 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 |
10 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 25 | 103 | 125 | 366 | 658 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 85 | 127 | 85 | 127 | 127 |
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