Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (24 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 368 | 284 | 180 | 173 | 149 | 157 | 226 | 249 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 95 | 139 | 176 | 211 | 250 | 165 | 105 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:30AM1.36m | 4:55PM1.39m | 5:20AM1.43m | 5:46PM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.19m | 11:06PM0.17m | 11:36AM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 368 | 284 | 180 | 173 | 149 | 157 | 226 | 249 | 57 | 56 | 162 | 95 | 139 | 176 | 211 | 250 | 165 | 105 | 96 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 24 | 14 | 32 | 28 | 162 | 162 | 35 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | ENE 12 | E 12 | SSW 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 11 | W 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 60 | 118 | 128 | 151 | 153 | 160 |
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