Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 419 | 704 | 624 | 384 | 554 | 1040 | 1947 | 2343 | 3259 | 2776 | 2484 | 2274 | 2053 | 1745 | 1342 | 1227 | 993 | 773 | 651 | 467 | 332 | 227 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:53AM1.64m | 9:24PM1.46m | 9:50AM1.64m | 10:20PM1.46m | 10:47AM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.07m | 3:19PM0.03m | 3:33AM0.06m | 4:16PM0.03m | 4:30AM0.06m | 5:13PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:58 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 417 | 419 | 704 | 624 | 384 | 419 | 457 | 429 | 411 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 2274 | 2053 | 1745 | 1342 | 1227 | 993 | 773 | 651 | 467 | 332 | 227 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSW 17 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | — | — | NE 14 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | — | — | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 44 | 40 | 10 | 4 | 172 | 17 | 17 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | 11 | 20 | 33 | 31 | 46 | 45 | 44 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 5 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | — | — | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 12 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 71 | — | — | 39 | 5 | 554 | 1040 | 1947 | 2343 | 3259 | 2776 | 2484 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 238 | 371 | 201 | 151 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 252 | 79 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
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