Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue morning, light winds from the WNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3306 | 3331 | 5357 | 6167 | 6023 | 5859 | 6004 | 6511 | 6076 | 5266 | 4306 | 4848 | 2976 | 1268 | 1185 | 1642 | 1477 | 1246 | 854 | 603 | 603 | 584 | 437 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:58AM1.31m | 9:20PM1.36m | 9:46AM1.35m | 10:10PM1.36m | 10:37AM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:53AM0.22m | 3:11PM0.22m | 3:38AM0.21m | 4:01PM0.21m | 4:25AM0.20m | 4:54PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 0 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 19 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 31 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3601 | 2976 | 1268 | 1185 | 1642 | 1477 | 1246 | 661 | 603 | 603 | 584 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 1121 | 843 | 57 | 41 | 85 | 356 | 392 | 332 | 332 | 279 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 18 | SE 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 42 | 91 | 41 | 5 | 104 | 69 | 47 | 6 | 176 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3306 | 3331 | 5357 | 6167 | 6023 | 5859 | 6004 | 6511 | 6076 | 5266 | 4306 | 4848 | — | — | — | — | 937 | — | 854 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 341 | 366 | 127 | 267 | 290 | 252 | 258 | 258 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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