Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2PM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1286 | 1306 | 2429 | 3584 | 4494 | 4364 | 4098 | 3688 | 3156 | 3114 | 2839 | 2512 | 2190 | 1901 | 1641 | 1538 | 1230 | 1233 | 1106 | 933 | 700 | 590 | 581 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:29AM1.45m | 7:56PM1.42m | 8:20AM1.50m | 8:48PM1.43m | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:42PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:19AM0.16m | 1:47PM0.13m | 2:08AM0.14m | 2:41PM0.11m | 3:00AM0.13m | 3:36PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 1286 | 1306 | 2429 | 3584 | 4494 | 4364 | 4098 | 3688 | 3156 | 3114 | 2839 | 2512 | 2190 | 1901 | 1641 | 1538 | 1230 | 1233 | 1106 | 933 | 700 | 590 | 581 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 57 | 56 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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