Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1210 | 1195 | 1117 | 978 | 788 | 494 | 456 | 364 | 291 | 291 | 433 | 824 | 724 | 613 | 484 | 361 | 208 | 163 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.21m | 1:44PM1.32m | 2:09AM1.22m | 2:30PM1.32m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.31m | 7:27AM0.32m | 8:03PM0.30m | 8:13AM0.30m | 8:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1210 | 1195 | 1117 | 978 | 788 | 494 | 456 | 364 | 291 | 291 | 433 | 824 | 724 | 613 | 484 | 361 | 208 | 163 | 117 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 80 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 39 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 15 | E 14 | NE 13 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | W 6 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 4 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 5 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 10 | 2 | — | 9 | 1 | 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 59 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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