
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 19s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 19 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 20 | 22 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 91 | 35 | 58 | 60 | 107 | 169 | 266 | 394 | 475 | 590 | 671 | 706 | 1913 | 2684 | |
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 | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.69m | 5:01AM1.50m | 5:31PM1.71m | 5:59AM1.50m | 6:28PM1.70m | 6:55AM1.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM0.01m | 11:11AM-0.01m | 11:56PM-0.01m | 12:09PM-0.02m | 00:53AM-0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | |
5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 |
26 | 13 | 10 | 55 | 50 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 43 | 43 | 37 | 20 | 58 | 60 | 107 | 169 | 266 | 394 | 475 | 590 | 671 | 706 | 1913 | 2684 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | ESE 13 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | S 7 | S 9 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 |
19 | 20 | 22 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 91 | 35 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 74 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 179 | 48 | 130 | 827 | 827 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | E 14 | E 13 | S 9 | WSW 4 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ESE 14 | SSW 15 | E 10 | ESE 16 | SSW 17 | NE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | — | — |
8 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 26 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 8 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 61 | 150 | 55 | 233 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 72 | 64 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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