Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Sun morning, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 329 | 252 | 235 | 213 | 186 | 175 | 167 | 144 | 177 | 142 | 140 | 123 | 387 | 776 | 897 | 1350 | 646 | 452 | 290 | 210 | 485 | 559 | 680 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.30m | 4:28PM1.39m | 4:51AM1.35m | 5:16PM1.40m | 5:40AM1.40m | 6:05PM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13AM0.21m | 10:43PM0.21m | 11:03AM0.18m | 11:30PM0.18m | 11:55AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 329 | 252 | 235 | 213 | 164 | 161 | 151 | 144 | 177 | 142 | 140 | 123 | 93 | 173 | 156 | 880 | 646 | 452 | 290 | 169 | 485 | 559 | 680 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 184 | 181 | 135 | 173 | 186 | 175 | 167 | 73 | 71 | 46 | 50 | 31 | 84 | 26 | 24 | 151 | 149 | 147 | 140 | 210 | 87 | 87 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | E 18 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | 14 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 13 | 45 | 82 | 85 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 53 | 68 | 95 | 104 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 387 | 776 | 897 | 1350 | — | — | 26 | 16 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 118 | 124 | 118 | 221 | 252 | 73 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 27 | 0 |
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