
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1548 | 1387 | 1330 | 1150 | 2723 | 4129 | 5170 | 4852 | 4530 | 4658 | 5204 | 5022 | 4256 | 2783 | 2445 | 2241 | 1699 | 1340 | 1145 | 970 | 1045 | 961 | 922 | 706 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.32m | 11:21PM1.35m | 11:51AM1.38m | 00:15AM1.37m | 12:45PM1.45m | 1:10AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11PM0.24m | 5:37AM0.20m | 6:05PM0.21m | 6:27AM0.17m | 7:01PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | |
mm | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SSW 16 | SW 22 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
1548 | 1387 | 1330 | 1150 | 31 | 77 | 69 | — | 95 | 18 | — | 76 | 282 | 2783 | 2445 | 2241 | 1699 | 1340 | 1145 | 970 | 1045 | 961 | 922 | 706 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 18 | — | — | SSW 16 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
114 | 108 | 87 | 31 | — | — | 177 | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 154 | 192 | 419 | 261 | 245 | 210 | 121 | 115 | 93 | 86 | 59 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 21 | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 20 |
9 | 8 | 15 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | 184 | 258 | 202 | — | 242 | 94 | 94 | 93 | 89 | 154 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | SSE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 |
138 | 180 | 270 | 602 | 2723 | 4129 | 5170 | 4852 | 4530 | 4658 | 5204 | 5022 | 4256 | 535 | 596 | 501 | 352 | 250 | 121 | 110 | 91 | 59 | 693 | 48 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 153 | 224 | 242 | 270 | 253 | 270 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 174 | 274 | 238 | 238 | 238 | 201 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 89 | 89 | 127 |
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