Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 136 | 464 | 692 | 1107 | 1849 | 1733 | 1766 | 3151 | 6342 | 5862 | 5196 | 3675 | 3992 | 4950 | 4899 | 4206 | 3556 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 6:34PM1.40m | 6:57AM1.35m | 7:21PM1.40m | 7:45AM1.38m | 8:10PM1.39m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.20m | 1:10PM0.18m | 1:38AM0.19m | 2:00PM0.17m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 6 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 136 | 464 | 197 | 1107 | 1849 | 1733 | 1766 | 13 | 3790 | 3415 | 3413 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 4899 | 4206 | 3556 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 100 | 86 | 692 | 308 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | 7 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 3151 | 6342 | 5862 | 5196 | 3675 | 3992 | 4950 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 11 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 128 | 334 | 73 | 87 | 73 | 62 | 59 | 59 | 27 | 1 | 17 |
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