
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1161 | 1286 | 1440 | 2365 | 3500 | 4805 | 4364 | 4098 | 3688 | 3199 | 3156 | 2877 | 2558 | 2221 | 2129 | 1813 | 1633 | 1327 | 1179 | 1018 | 787 | 679 | 581 | 572 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.45m | 7:56PM1.42m | 8:20AM1.50m | 8:48PM1.43m | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:42PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.16m | 1:47PM0.13m | 2:08AM0.14m | 2:41PM0.11m | 3:00AM0.13m | 3:36PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
1161 | 1286 | 1440 | 2365 | 3500 | 4805 | 4364 | 4098 | 3688 | 3199 | 3156 | 2877 | 2558 | 2221 | 2129 | 1813 | 1633 | 1327 | 1179 | 1018 | 787 | 679 | 581 | 572 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
59 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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