Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (19 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4552 | 2740 | 2386 | 1846 | 2390 | 1335 | 344 | 1338 | 311 | 319 | 326 | 835 | 690 | 1477 | 1232 | 990 | 782 | 623 | 488 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:29PM1.34m | 10:55AM1.38m | 11:18PM1.29m | 11:43AM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:41AM0.23m | 5:13PM0.25m | 5:28AM0.27m | 6:01PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 13 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4552 | 354 | 142 | 149 | 1561 | 111 | 344 | 282 | 311 | 319 | 284 | 835 | 690 | 1477 | 1232 | 990 | 782 | 623 | 488 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SE 11 | E 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 399 | 40 | 113 | 96 | 154 | 20 | 35 | 250 | 158 | 153 | 326 | 359 | 437 | 40 | 43 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | — | S 16 | S 16 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 24 | 36 | 35 | 32 | 32 | 38 | 40 | 202 | 202 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 25 | — | 85 | 46 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | 2740 | 2386 | 1846 | 2390 | 1335 | 313 | 1338 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 64 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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