
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (29 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 17s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
4494 | 4364 | 4098 | 3688 | 3387 | 3114 | 2839 | 2725 | 2376 | 2069 | 1616 | 1430 | 1192 | 1109 | 1090 | 919 | 690 | 669 | 572 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.42m | 8:20AM1.50m | 8:48PM1.43m | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:42PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM0.14m | 2:41PM0.11m | 3:00AM0.13m | 3:36PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
4494 | 4364 | 4098 | 3688 | 3387 | 3114 | 2839 | 2725 | 2376 | 2069 | 1616 | 1430 | 1192 | 1109 | 1090 | 919 | 690 | 669 | 572 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NE 6 | NE 5 |
36 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | — | 18 | 29 | 21 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | NE 6 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 64 | 56 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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