Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1230 | 831 | 608 | 710 | 584 | 480 | 389 | 270 | 191 | 157 | 717 | 466 | 275 | 181 | 254 | 444 | 599 | 703 | 858 | 1001 | 758 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 12:39PM1.34m | 1:02AM1.22m | 1:25PM1.34m | 1:47AM1.22m | 2:11PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.32m | 6:58PM0.32m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:43PM0.31m | 7:51AM0.30m | 8:28PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | W 4 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 1230 | 831 | 608 | 710 | 584 | 480 | 389 | 270 | 7 | 69 | 514 | 466 | 275 | 103 | 179 | 186 | 229 | 377 | 249 | 242 | 186 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 42 | 24 | 59 | 78 | 119 | 69 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 8 | SSW 15 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | E 8 | — | E 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 46 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 181 | 17 | 7 | 6 | — | 6 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 6 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 29 | 191 | 157 | 717 | — | — | — | 254 | 444 | 599 | 703 | 858 | 1001 | 758 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 85 | 151 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 151 | 124 | 242 | 258 | 85 | 85 |
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