Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 184 | 146 | 106 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 103 | 109 | 129 | 202 | 133 | 459 | 684 | 938 | 1824 | 1530 | 1574 | 1799 | 2058 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | off |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.32m | 6:34PM1.40m | 6:57AM1.35m | 7:21PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.22m | 12:21PM0.19m | 00:52AM0.20m | 1:10PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 184 | 146 | 106 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 103 | 109 | 129 | 202 | 133 | 459 | 223 | 469 | 1824 | 1530 | 1574 | 1799 | 2058 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SW 16 | NE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | SW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 17 | 51 | 20 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 69 | 12 | 684 | 938 | 20 | 65 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SE 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 43 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | W 2 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | SSW 8 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 19 | 13 | — | 1 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 16 | 107 | — | — | 7 | 18 | 24 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 118 | 59 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 160 | 0 | 118 |
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