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 7AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| 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 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1430 | 1316 | 1092 | 1058 | 905 | 679 | 669 | 572 | 590 | 459 | 400 | 270 | 288 | 215 | 196 | 186 | 183 | 223 | 277 | 246 | 233 | 204 | 293 | 1096 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1430 | 1316 | 1092 | 1058 | 905 | 679 | 669 | 572 | 590 | 459 | 400 | 270 | 116 | 215 | 196 | 186 | 183 | 223 | 277 | 246 | 233 | 204 | 178 | 1096 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSE 10 | E 16 | E 16 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 25 | 28 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 9 | 96 | 96 | 133 | 288 | 83 | 56 | 72 | 47 | 42 | 23 | 22 | — | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | N 10 | — | E 10 | SSE 10 | E 16 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 31 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 22 | 5 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | N 5 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 6 | S 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 25 | 90 | 104 | 293 | 593 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 73 | 85 | 127 | 85 | 127 | 127 |
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