
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Sat morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
133 | 96 | 78 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 44 | 49 | 93 | 75 | 72 | 437 | 1508 | 1926 | 1593 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:19PM1.36m | 00:41AM1.28m | 1:07PM1.36m | 1:28AM1.26m | 1:53PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.23m | 6:35PM0.27m | 6:50AM0.27m | 7:24PM0.30m | 7:35AM0.30m | 8:11PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 0 | -3 | -3 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 4 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 16 |
133 | 96 | 78 | 73 | 48 | 34 | 32 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 49 | 93 | 75 | 72 | 41 | 125 | 109 | 208 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | SE 17 | SE 17 | ENE 11 |
45 | 41 | 23 | 21 | 2 | 20 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 17 | 148 | 138 | 98 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 13 | 15 | 27 | 147 | 27 | 26 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | SW 7 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 27 | 33 | 28 | 41 | 44 | 3 | 4 | — | 2 | 437 | 1508 | 1926 | 1593 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 115 | 60 | 193 | 163 | 173 | 192 | 193 | 173 | 124 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 315 | 174 | 183 | 85 |
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