Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2338 | 2028 | 1671 | 282 | 319 | 326 | 326 | 835 | 690 | 1477 | 1404 | 1004 | 775 | 638 | 574 | 472 | 384 | 300 | 244 | 235 | 188 | 149 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.38m | 11:18PM1.29m | 11:43AM1.37m | 00:07AM1.26m | 12:31PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.23m | 5:13PM0.25m | 5:28AM0.27m | 6:01PM0.29m | 6:14AM0.30m | 6:49PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1537 | 1335 | 282 | 282 | 319 | 326 | 291 | 835 | 690 | 1477 | 1404 | 1004 | 775 | 638 | 574 | 472 | 384 | 300 | 244 | 235 | 188 | 149 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 147 | 111 | 344 | 250 | 158 | 153 | 326 | 359 | 437 | 26 | 26 | 65 | 131 | 45 | 44 | 26 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | S 16 | — | E 15 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | E 15 | E 14 | SE 12 | W 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 20 | 53 | 38 | 40 | 202 | 202 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 24 | — | 64 | 47 | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 5 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 2338 | 2028 | 1671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 27 | 18 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 124 | 160 |
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