Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (09 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 217 | 187 | 176 | 119 | 79 | 62 | 60 | 50 | 193 | 208 | 285 | 253 | 431 | 413 | 404 | 395 | 390 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:29AM1.44m | 3:57PM1.58m | 4:23AM1.45m | 4:51PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.08m | 9:39AM0.06m | 10:18PM0.07m | 10:35AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 195 | 217 | 187 | 176 | 119 | 79 | 62 | 60 | 43 | 140 | 123 | 123 | 102 | 186 | 127 | 100 | 64 | 390 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 201 | 431 | 413 | 404 | 395 | 48 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | NE 5 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 43 | 75 | 148 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 193 | 208 | 285 | 253 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 85 | 127 | 85 | 85 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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