Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 787 | 566 | 522 | 444 | 429 | 754 | 604 | 580 | 491 | 665 | 689 | 837 | 620 | 498 | 394 | 415 | 749 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.23m | 2:49PM1.36m | 3:09AM1.24m | 3:34PM1.38m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:21PM0.32m | 8:29AM0.30m | 9:07PM0.31m | 9:14AM0.28m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 787 | 566 | 522 | 444 | 429 | 754 | 604 | 580 | 491 | 665 | 689 | 837 | 620 | 498 | 394 | 415 | 749 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 36 | 35 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 36 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | SSW 18 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | NE 11 | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 12 | SE 14 | E 12 | — | SE 14 | ESE 12 | — | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 31 | 1 | 18 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | — | 8 | 13 | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NNW 2 | NW 2 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 124 | 124 |
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