Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 306 | 204 | 191 | 242 | 298 | 387 | 417 | 501 | 704 | 434 | 384 | 787 | 700 | 1432 | 1773 | 2338 | 2296 | 1961 | 1915 | 1882 | 1613 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 7:58AM1.61m | 8:28PM1.46m | 8:53AM1.64m | 9:24PM1.46m | 9:50AM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:23PM0.05m | 2:37AM0.07m | 3:19PM0.03m | 3:33AM0.06m | 4:16PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSW 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 306 | 204 | 191 | 242 | 30 | 60 | 417 | 501 | 704 | 434 | 384 | 423 | 463 | 546 | 411 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 1915 | 1882 | 1613 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 6 | SSW 18 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | E 14 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 298 | 387 | 47 | 12 | 10 | 35 | 174 | 17 | 17 | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 10 | SE 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 14 | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 4 | — | — | W 3 | SSW 6 | — | NW 2 | W 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 36 | 30 | 9 | — | — | 7 | 55 | — | 2 | 17 | 787 | 700 | 1432 | 1773 | 2338 | 2296 | 1961 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 151 | 230 | 151 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 124 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 334 | 371 | 371 | 151 | 124 | 127 | 85 | 85 | 79 | 79 | 0 |
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