Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 193 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 95 | 139 | 174 | 151 | 186 | 120 | 105 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 107 | 104 | 134 | 146 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:55PM1.39m | 5:20AM1.43m | 5:46PM1.41m | 6:11AM1.50m | 6:39PM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:42AM0.19m | 11:06PM0.17m | 11:36AM0.15m | 11:56PM0.14m | 12:30PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NE 5 | SSW 10 | S 7 | S 7 |
| kJ | 229 | 193 | 162 | 162 | 162 | 95 | 139 | 174 | 151 | 186 | 120 | 105 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 4 | 20 | 134 | 146 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | WSW 6 | W 9 | WSW 4 | SE 11 | NE 6 | NE 8 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 28 | 58 | 56 | 39 | 25 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 28 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SSW 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | E 11 | W 9 | W 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 11 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 13 | 7 | 32 | 16 | 107 | 104 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 118 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 153 | 160 | 173 | 143 | 320 | 192 | 163 | 85 | 27 | 0 |
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