Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (07 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (07 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 420 | 747 | 822 | 1242 | 1534 | 1902 | 1567 | 1200 | 912 | 846 | 915 | 789 | 652 | 534 | 459 | 449 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:02PM1.37m | 11:31AM1.45m | 11:57PM1.38m | 12:27PM1.50m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:15AM0.18m | 5:49PM0.18m | 6:08AM0.15m | 6:46PM0.15m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 420 | 747 | 604 | 1242 | 1534 | 1902 | 1567 | 1200 | 912 | 846 | 915 | 789 | 652 | 534 | 459 | 449 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 14 | SE 11 | SW 16 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 326 | 284 | 822 | 515 | 479 | 423 | 272 | 217 | 174 | 99 | 87 | 40 | 66 | 107 | 19 | 10 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | WNW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 14 | SE 12 | E 14 | SE 11 | SSE 15 | E 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 300 | 226 | 240 | 290 | 240 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 186 | 190 | 8 | 23 | 4 | 45 | 42 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 67 | 84 | 114 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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