Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 917 | 791 | 727 | 703 | 692 | 599 | 522 | 514 | 418 | 411 | 331 | 320 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 195 | 154 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.40m | 5:13AM1.26m | 5:37PM1.41m | 5:58AM1.26m | 6:21PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:34AM0.27m | 11:14PM0.28m | 11:19AM0.25m | 11:59PM0.26m | 12:04PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 917 | 791 | 727 | 703 | 692 | 599 | 522 | 514 | 418 | 411 | 331 | 320 | 251 | 251 | 251 | 195 | 154 | 116 | 116 | 85 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 25 | 21 | 82 | 207 | 264 | 333 | 207 | 191 | 140 | 134 | 121 | 102 | 69 | 69 | 40 | 59 | 54 | 57 | 46 | 39 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | — | WNW 6 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 16 | SSW 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 21 | 35 | 174 | — | 44 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 26 | 10 | 22 | 39 | 29 | 38 | 27 | 83 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NW 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 5 | 46 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 43 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 115 | 0 | 115 | 143 | 0 | 115 | 60 | 160 | 151 | 160 | 118 | 124 |
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