Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
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 (light winds from the N on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 13 | SSE 8 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 379 | 332 | 327 | 267 | 133 | 203 | 162 | 94 | 88 | 64 | 48 | 33 | 44 | 34 | 44 | 40 | 53 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:27PM1.43m | 7:51AM1.45m | 8:17PM1.39m | 8:41AM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.15m | 2:11PM0.15m | 2:30AM0.19m | 3:01PM0.19m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 379 | 332 | 327 | 267 | 133 | 203 | 162 | 94 | 88 | 46 | 48 | 21 | 35 | 17 | 43 | 40 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | NE 5 | SE 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 218 | 145 | 98 | 109 | 87 | 80 | 51 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 33 | 44 | 10 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | E 10 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 8 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 71 | 29 | 20 | 40 | 60 | 64 | 23 | 33 | 44 | 34 | 10 | 34 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 118 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
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