Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (28 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | 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 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 303 | 217 | 164 | 152 | 269 | 236 | 306 | 294 | 191 | 188 | 294 | 382 | 411 | 811 | 704 | 577 | 904 | 548 | 671 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:33PM1.45m | 7:58AM1.61m | 8:28PM1.46m | 8:53AM1.64m | 9:24PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:42AM0.09m | 2:23PM0.05m | 2:37AM0.07m | 3:19PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 303 | 217 | 164 | 152 | 269 | 236 | 306 | 294 | 191 | 188 | 43 | 79 | 411 | 811 | 704 | 577 | 172 | 548 | 457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | NNE 5 | SE 14 | SSW 18 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | WNW 4 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSW 17 | SSE 13 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 62 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 294 | 382 | 64 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 333 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | W 9 | NE 6 | SE 14 | — | ENE 6 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | S 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | E 16 | NE 16 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 17 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | S 4 | — | WSW 2 | W 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 2 | SSW 13 | — | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 36 | 40 | 32 | 26 | 30 | 19 | — | 1 | 8 | 24 | 15 | 1 | 904 | — | 671 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 124 | 151 | 128 | 62 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 151 | 318 |
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