Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1483 | 1356 | 1194 | 1045 | 895 | 379 | 379 | 327 | 332 | 267 | 130 | 203 | 169 | 94 | 88 | 65 | 47 | 47 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 34 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:01AM1.46m | 7:27PM1.43m | 7:51AM1.45m | 8:17PM1.39m | 8:41AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.11m | 1:19PM0.11m | 1:42AM0.15m | 2:11PM0.15m | 2:30AM0.19m | 3:01PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 1483 | 1356 | 1194 | 1045 | 895 | 379 | 379 | 327 | 332 | 267 | 130 | 203 | 169 | 94 | 88 | 32 | 47 | 47 | 35 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 226 | 218 | 145 | 129 | 109 | 85 | 80 | 51 | 40 | 39 | 36 | 22 | 22 | 43 | 18 | 17 | 34 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 4 | SSW 13 | NE 4 | SW 13 | S 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 8 | WSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 29 | 20 | 58 | 5 | 65 | 5 | 43 | 20 | 43 | 44 | 10 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 16 | 7 | — | 4 | 9 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 64 | 64 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
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