Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2316 | 1916 | 1477 | 1338 | 854 | 742 | 659 | 459 | 385 | 760 | 822 | 1242 | 1377 | 2066 | 1444 | 1228 | 1021 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:10PM1.36m | 10:37AM1.40m | 11:02PM1.37m | 11:31AM1.45m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.20m | 4:54PM0.20m | 5:15AM0.18m | 5:49PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 2316 | 1916 | 1477 | 1338 | 692 | 742 | 659 | 459 | 385 | 760 | 604 | 1242 | 1377 | 2066 | 1444 | 1228 | 1021 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 42 | 91 | 41 | 84 | 303 | 284 | 384 | 384 | 326 | 284 | 822 | 515 | 479 | 178 | 319 | 259 | 174 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | E 15 |
| kJ | 41 | 91 | 5 | 5 | 178 | 48 | 48 | 246 | 300 | 224 | 284 | 290 | 240 | 58 | 19 | 26 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSE 11 | — | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 1688 | 1462 | 1121 | — | 854 | 441 | 499 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | 90 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 64 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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