Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (04 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Fri morning, light winds from the SSW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 68 | 71 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 123 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 61 | 90 | 222 | 190 | 141 | 88 | 115 | 261 | 234 | 190 | 113 | 73 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:19AM1.49m | 10:47PM1.39m | 11:15AM1.52m | 11:43PM1.39m | 12:12PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:05AM0.16m | 4:41PM0.15m | 4:58AM0.15m | 5:37PM0.14m | 5:52AM0.14m | 6:34PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 64 | 68 | 71 | 46 | 28 | 27 | 24 | 123 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 61 | 81 | 222 | 190 | 141 | 88 | 59 | 261 | 234 | 190 | 55 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SSW 17 | NE 10 | W 8 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 57 | 22 | 19 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 52 | 90 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 115 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 113 | 73 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 13 | W 8 | SSW 14 | NNE 5 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | ENE 6 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 10 | S 11 | W 8 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 18 | 44 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 32 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 16 | 15 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 143 | 143 | 172 | 151 | 172 | 0 | 315 | 72 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 72 | 160 | 118 | 64 | 60 | 72 | 124 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
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