Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 376 | 706 | 1652 | 2600 | 4512 | 5482 | 6510 | 6725 | 5670 | 4080 | 8681 | 4954 | 3482 | 4094 | 2202 | 1846 | 1684 | 2071 | 1780 | 363 | 326 | 386 | 797 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.43m | 9:38PM1.40m | 10:04AM1.41m | 10:29PM1.34m | 10:55AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.13m | 3:30PM0.15m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:22PM0.21m | 4:41AM0.23m | 5:13PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | |  | | | | |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | SE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 |
| kJ | 115 | 117 | 103 | 110 | 86 | 59 | — | — | 9 | 1430 | 6509 | 4954 | 3482 | 2740 | 191 | 111 | 146 | 1335 | 329 | 363 | 326 | 386 | 797 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | ESE 15 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 158 | 123 | 96 | 51 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 8 | 28 | 408 | 440 | 362 | 82 | 107 | 34 | 106 | 339 | 206 | 196 | 202 | 205 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | — | — | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 29 | 197 | 38 | 38 | 38 | — | 32 | 44 | 39 | 20 | 26 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 376 | 706 | 1652 | 2600 | 4512 | 5482 | 6510 | 6725 | 5670 | 4080 | 8681 | — | — | 4094 | 2202 | 1846 | 1684 | 2071 | 1780 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 258 | 258 | 270 | 274 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 0 | 64 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tora-Bombora surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest