Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 849 | 746 | 623 | 492 | 361 | 222 | 167 | 160 | 98 | 138 | 103 | 83 | 79 | 96 | 86 | 129 | 284 | 407 | 384 | 582 | 408 | 290 | 218 | 153 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:09AM1.22m | 2:30PM1.32m | 2:55AM1.25m | 3:17PM1.34m | 3:42AM1.30m | 4:05PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13AM0.30m | 8:47PM0.27m | 9:01AM0.27m | 9:32PM0.24m | 9:50AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 849 | 746 | 623 | 492 | 361 | 222 | 167 | 160 | 90 | 67 | 63 | 59 | 61 | 96 | 86 | 79 | 284 | 407 | 384 | 582 | 408 | 290 | 218 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SW 4 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 98 | 138 | 103 | 83 | 79 | 33 | 46 | 129 | 81 | 96 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | NE 13 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | W 6 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | NNE 4 | SW 19 | NNE 3 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 52 | 37 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 4 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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