Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 27 | Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 176 | 196 | 311 | 340 | 327 | 225 | 406 | 303 | 217 | 164 | 155 | 163 | 147 | 234 | 204 | 193 | 188 | 246 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 7:04AM1.57m | 7:33PM1.45m | 7:58AM1.61m | 8:28PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.11m | 1:26PM0.07m | 1:42AM0.09m | 2:23PM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 6 |
| kJ | 88 | 176 | 196 | 311 | 340 | 327 | 225 | 406 | 303 | 217 | 164 | 155 | 163 | 147 | 234 | 204 | 193 | 188 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 9 | SE 14 | NNE 5 | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 121 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 113 | 38 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 246 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 15 | NE 7 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | SE 14 | NE 6 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | NNE 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 25 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 36 | 29 | 21 | 32 | 30 | 41 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 118 | 128 | 151 | 118 | 118 | 128 | 124 | 160 | 230 | 230 | 151 | 0 |
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