Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (02 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4484 | 5283 | 3289 | 2671 | 2071 | 1613 | 1235 | 813 | 723 | 709 | 679 | 560 | 435 | 379 | 424 | 484 | 537 | 540 | 992 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:05PM1.39m | 7:26AM1.27m | 7:49PM1.38m | 8:12AM1.29m | 8:34PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:26AM0.24m | 1:35PM0.23m | 2:09AM0.23m | 2:22PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 212 | 3919 | 3289 | 2671 | 2071 | 1613 | 1235 | 813 | 723 | 709 | 679 | 560 | 435 | 379 | 424 | 484 | 537 | 540 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 18 | 203 | 248 | 221 | 179 | 109 | 176 | 427 | 362 | 295 | 176 | 269 | 186 | 328 | 265 | 183 | 146 | 112 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 17 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 14 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SW 23 | S 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 160 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 85 | 76 | 75 | 94 | 130 | 127 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 4484 | 5283 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 47 | 35 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 992 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 85 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 201 |
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