Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3AM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 14 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 99 | 96 | 94 | 75 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:45AM1.45m | 7:10PM1.39m | 7:33AM1.45m | 7:59PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.15m | 1:04PM0.15m | 1:22AM0.18m | 1:54PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 99 | 96 | 94 | 75 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 38 | 27 | 27 | 10 | 8 | 26 | 43 | 27 | 26 | 16 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 55 | 55 | 33 | 20 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 9 | W 7 | SW 18 | WSW 3 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 290 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 60 | 151 | 115 | 173 |
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