Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the SSW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 141 | 145 | 76 | 88 | 173 | 233 | 118 | 125 | 143 | 121 | 160 | 188 | 151 | 77 | 223 | 202 | 354 | 436 | 397 | 249 | 329 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross |
High Tide | 5:12PM1.65m | 5:38AM1.48m | 6:07PM1.63m | 6:33AM1.48m | 7:01PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:53AM0.01m | 11:34PM0.03m | 11:50AM0.01m | 00:29AM0.03m | 12:46PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 62 | 74 | 50 | 37 | 93 | 85 | 118 | 125 | 143 | 121 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 77 | 143 | 202 | 354 | 436 | 397 | 249 | 329 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 14 | E 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SW 17 | SSW 17 | ESE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 67 | 59 | 21 | 18 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 77 | 119 | 73 | 177 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 8 | SE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SW 18 | SSW 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 17 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 31 | 21 | 5 | 26 | 35 | 18 | 21 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 113 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | 141 | 145 | 76 | 88 | 173 | 233 | — | — | — | — | 160 | 188 | 151 | 65 | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 64 |
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