Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 835 | 690 | 1477 | 1404 | 1004 | 759 | 633 | 574 | 480 | 390 | 305 | 295 | 240 | 191 | 185 | 141 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:18PM1.29m | 11:43AM1.37m | 00:07AM1.26m | 12:31PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:28AM0.27m | 6:01PM0.29m | 6:14AM0.30m | 6:49PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 291 | 835 | 690 | 1477 | 1404 | 1004 | 759 | 633 | 574 | 480 | 390 | 305 | 295 | 240 | 191 | 185 | 141 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 326 | 359 | 437 | 26 | 26 | 65 | 132 | 45 | 44 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | S 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 14 | W 8 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 14 | W 8 |
| kJ | 202 | 40 | 40 | 24 | 24 | — | 64 | 82 | — | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 36 | 24 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 118 | 124 | 160 | 163 |
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