Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4PM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2276 | 3088 | 2428 | 2080 | 1635 | 1270 | 905 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 413 | 244 | 257 | 154 | 119 | 164 | 121 | 154 | 149 | 149 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.39m | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | 5:24AM1.29m | 5:48PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.26m | 10:46AM0.23m | 11:22PM0.24m | 11:33AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2276 | 3088 | 2428 | 2080 | 1635 | 1270 | 905 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 413 | 244 | 257 | 154 | 119 | 164 | 121 | 154 | 149 | 149 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 126 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 76 | 88 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 51 | 53 | 53 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 13 | SSW 10 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 87 | 15 | 61 | 63 | 52 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 16 | 40 | 48 | 85 | 77 | 61 | 67 | 159 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 3 | — | 3 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 115 | 60 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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