Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 230 | 869 | 711 | 534 | 497 | 402 | 367 | 294 | 269 | 252 | 244 | 220 | 205 | 175 | 167 | 144 | 180 | 142 | 121 | 125 | 397 | 630 | 1107 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:18AM1.26m | 3:42PM1.37m | 4:04AM1.30m | 4:28PM1.39m | 4:51AM1.35m | 5:16PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:24AM0.24m | 9:58PM0.24m | 10:13AM0.21m | 10:43PM0.21m | 11:03AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 7 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 230 | 869 | 711 | 534 | 497 | 402 | 367 | 294 | 269 | 252 | 244 | 220 | 205 | 161 | 151 | 144 | 180 | 142 | 121 | 125 | 123 | 250 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 220 | 35 | 58 | 59 | 29 | 31 | 71 | 141 | 184 | 181 | 135 | 131 | 186 | 175 | 167 | 71 | 71 | 46 | 50 | 43 | 84 | 25 | 201 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | E 18 | — | — | SW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 16 | ESE 14 | NNW 3 | SW 17 | NE 6 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 41 | 26 | 25 | 96 | 47 | 72 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 9 | — | — | 6 | — | — | 34 | 13 | 48 | 82 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 95 | 397 | 630 | 1107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 118 | 118 | 124 | 161 | 230 | 124 | 85 |
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