Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 169 | 131 | 133 | 96 | 78 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:51PM1.33m | 12:19PM1.36m | 00:41AM1.28m | 1:07PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.23m | 6:35PM0.27m | 6:50AM0.27m | 7:24PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 169 | 131 | 133 | 96 | 78 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 73 | 45 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 28 | 39 | 28 | 32 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 193 | 172 | 153 | 173 | 173 | 160 | 0 |
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