Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2AM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly near gales. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | SE 11 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 41 | 38 | 92 | 192 | 2152 | 5253 | 4961 | 4614 | 3922 | 3555 | 3296 | 2922 | 2692 | 1715 | 1246 | 783 | 970 | 705 | 492 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.30m | 9:54AM1.41m | 10:21PM1.28m | 10:41AM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.27m | 4:19PM0.25m | 4:28AM0.30m | 5:05PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 5 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 34 | 41 | 20 | 12 | 12 | — | 22 | 50 | 172 | 1715 | 1246 | 763 | 760 | 537 | 216 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 41 | 38 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 246 | 336 | 384 | 289 | 73 | 46 | 278 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 14 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 1 | 92 | 192 | 2152 | 5253 | 4961 | 4614 | 3922 | 3555 | 3296 | 2922 | 2692 | 1138 | 978 | 783 | 970 | 705 | 492 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 72 | 153 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 174 | 337 | 174 | 290 | 238 | 238 | 201 | 201 | 253 | 298 | 151 | 89 |
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