Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 298 | 306 | 264 | 243 | 230 | 869 | 723 | 534 | 646 | 531 | 367 | 356 | 285 | 252 | 244 | 220 | 157 | 154 | 167 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.26m | 3:42PM1.37m | 4:04AM1.30m | 4:28PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.27m | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:58PM0.24m | 10:13AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 298 | 306 | 264 | 225 | 230 | 869 | 723 | 534 | 646 | 531 | 367 | 356 | 285 | 252 | 244 | 220 | 157 | 154 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 99 | 68 | 146 | 243 | 220 | 35 | 34 | 45 | 47 | 72 | 71 | 141 | 139 | 137 | 135 | 131 | 129 | 136 | 167 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | E 18 | — | NE 4 |
| kJ | 57 | 88 | 28 | 22 | 41 | 26 | 10 | 96 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 16 | 14 | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 59 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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