
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (09 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (09 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SE 13 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
163 | 216 | 180 | 173 | 143 | 140 | 128 | 129 | 162 | 128 | 173 | 493 | 916 | 775 | 575 | 528 | 490 | 422 | 323 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:24PM1.56m | 1:51AM1.42m | 2:21PM1.60m | 2:49AM1.44m | 3:19PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.12m | 7:59AM0.09m | 8:43PM0.09m | 8:57AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
65 | 216 | 180 | 173 | 143 | 140 | 128 | 129 | 162 | 92 | 154 | 175 | 120 | 775 | 575 | 528 | 490 | 422 | 323 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SW 12 | S 14 |
163 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 74 | 128 | 55 | 23 | 21 | 195 | 189 | 130 | 7 | 6 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | E 13 | NE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 15 | S 15 | SW 12 |
163 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SW 3 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 |
110 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 70 | 173 | 493 | 916 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 72 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 72 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 89 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 27 |
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