Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10AM is: 2.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 487 | 881 | 2018 | 6756 | 5237 | 5755 | 5025 | 3974 | 2907 | 2221 | 1679 | 1156 | 3166 | 1069 | 1721 | 1463 | 1248 | 1175 | 1045 | 909 | 449 | 322 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 5:17AM1.46m | 5:44PM1.52m | 6:09AM1.46m | 6:36PM1.48m | 7:01AM1.46m | 7:27PM1.43m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM0.06m | 00:03AM0.09m | 12:25PM0.08m | 00:53AM0.11m | 1:19PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 11 |
| kJ | 487 | 881 | 2018 | 2653 | 5237 | 5755 | 5025 | 3974 | 2907 | 2221 | 1679 | 1156 | 1336 | 1069 | 1721 | 1463 | 1248 | 1175 | 1045 | 909 | 449 | 308 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 15 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 530 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 434 | 322 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 5 | 5 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 5 | — | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | SW 3 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 29 | 43 | — | 6756 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 6 | 3166 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 73 | 85 | 85 | 73 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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