Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2AM is: 1.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 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 15°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
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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 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 604 | 1125 | 1649 | 2303 | 2500 | 2884 | 2605 | 2080 | 1635 | 1270 | 905 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 416 | 244 | 253 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:54AM1.25m | 4:19PM1.39m | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.29m | 10:00AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.26m | 10:46AM0.23m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 604 | 1125 | 1649 | 2303 | 2500 | 2884 | 2605 | 2080 | 1635 | 1270 | 905 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 416 | 244 | 253 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 6 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 101 | 107 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 62 | 88 | 88 | 84 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | N 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 87 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | S 5 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 23 | 19 | 27 | — | — | — | 10 | 34 | 46 | 62 | 61 | 47 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 72 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 0 |
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