Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2476 | 2214 | 1851 | 1592 | 1230 | 1003 | 807 | 646 | 355 | 330 | 312 | 266 | 588 | 974 | 1716 | 2828 | 4753 | 5753 | 6577 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:54PM1.52m | 8:21AM1.45m | 8:46PM1.46m | 9:13AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:14AM0.08m | 2:37PM0.10m | 3:04AM0.13m | 3:30PM0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — |
| kJ | 165 | 138 | 136 | 139 | 186 | 188 | 228 | 234 | 355 | 330 | 270 | 224 | 208 | 163 | 113 | 142 | 114 | 83 | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 156 | 406 | 377 | 432 | 402 | 463 | 439 | 339 | 247 | 252 | 204 | 156 | 118 | 98 | 72 | 52 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 15 | SE 15 | ESE 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 39 | 218 | 9 | 14 | 36 | 23 | 36 | 23 | 330 | 321 | 312 | 204 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2476 | 2214 | 1851 | 1592 | 1230 | 1003 | 807 | 646 | 163 | 196 | 204 | 266 | 588 | 974 | 1716 | 2828 | 4753 | 5753 | 6577 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 127 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 72 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 258 | 212 | 270 |
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