Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1423 | 1364 | 1518 | 1375 | 1331 | 1210 | 1160 | 1117 | 978 | 788 | 480 | 456 | 364 | 284 | 286 | 426 | 711 | 811 | 604 | 469 | 355 | 208 | 163 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:39AM1.21m | 12:59PM1.33m | 1:24AM1.21m | 1:44PM1.32m | 2:09AM1.22m | 2:30PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:43AM0.33m | 7:19PM0.31m | 7:27AM0.32m | 8:03PM0.30m | 8:13AM0.30m | 8:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1423 | 1364 | 1518 | 1375 | 1331 | 1210 | 1160 | 1117 | 978 | 788 | 480 | 456 | 364 | 284 | 286 | 426 | 711 | 811 | 604 | 469 | 355 | 208 | 163 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 15 | E 14 | NE 13 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | SW 3 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | 4 | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | 2 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 62 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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