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 6PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). 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 (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 ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 78 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 90 | 66 | 68 | 95 | 589 | 866 | 838 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.36m | 00:41AM1.28m | 1:07PM1.36m | 1:28AM1.26m | 1:53PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.23m | 6:35PM0.27m | 6:50AM0.27m | 7:24PM0.30m | 7:35AM0.30m | 8:11PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -1 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 90 | 66 | 68 | 52 | 88 | 121 | 98 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SE 17 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 148 | 137 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 13 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 29 | 46 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 39 | 50 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 95 | 589 | 866 | 838 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 332 | 172 | 172 | 192 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 124 | 174 | 174 | 127 |
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