Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 5 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 49 | 62 | 43 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 67 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 81 | 1838 | 4198 | 4420 | 5172 | 5167 | 4988 | 4921 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.45m | 8:47PM1.33m | 9:08AM1.43m | 9:34PM1.30m | 9:54AM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.21m | 2:43PM0.20m | 2:56AM0.24m | 3:32PM0.22m | 3:42AM0.27m | 4:19PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 14 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 51 | 27 | 41 | 37 | 47 | 56 | 59 | 49 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 11 | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 25 | 49 | 62 | 43 | 53 | 52 | 51 | 51 | 3 | 51 | 67 | 40 | 41 | 39 | 49 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | S 5 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | 81 | 1838 | 4198 | 4420 | 5172 | 5167 | 4988 | 4921 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 151 | 60 | 153 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 187 | 187 | 258 | 187 | 325 | 174 | 290 |
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