Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 51 | 40 | 51 | 20 | 39 | 47 | 49 | 48 | 384 | 2196 | 3584 | 3698 | 4149 | 3998 | 3701 | 3438 | 3115 | 2664 | 2387 | 2005 | 1704 | 838 | 665 | 655 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.43m | 9:34PM1.30m | 9:54AM1.41m | 10:21PM1.28m | 10:41AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.24m | 3:32PM0.22m | 3:42AM0.27m | 4:19PM0.25m | 4:28AM0.30m | 5:05PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 14 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 51 | 40 | 51 | 19 | 32 | 47 | 49 | 42 | 37 | 34 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 12 | — | 22 | 50 | 137 | 269 | 326 | 1618 | 811 | 626 | 450 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | NE 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 39 | 41 | 39 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 431 | 530 | 339 | 93 | 6 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 11 | — | — | 9 | — | 48 | 384 | 2196 | 3584 | 3698 | 4149 | 3998 | 3701 | 3438 | 3115 | 2664 | 2387 | 2005 | 1704 | 838 | 665 | 655 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 174 | 187 | 187 | 174 | 174 | 323 | 251 | 127 | 127 | 172 | 127 | 124 | 298 | 301 | 89 | 89 |
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