Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 641 | 534 | 459 | 449 | 424 | 360 | 363 | 296 | 290 | 204 | 200 | 260 | 216 | 184 | 176 | 173 | 169 | 159 | 119 | 175 | 507 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 12:27PM1.50m | 00:54AM1.40m | 1:24PM1.56m | 1:51AM1.42m | 2:21PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.15m | 6:46PM0.15m | 7:03AM0.12m | 7:44PM0.12m | 7:59AM0.09m | 8:43PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||
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 | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 641 | 534 | 459 | 449 | 424 | 360 | 363 | 296 | 290 | 204 | 200 | 260 | 216 | 184 | 176 | 173 | 169 | 159 | 119 | 92 | 154 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 47 | 107 | 41 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 106 | 134 | 176 | 83 | 163 | 16 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 13 | 73 | 128 | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 13 | ENE 5 | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | SE 12 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 4 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 51 | 23 | 68 | 23 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 14 | 9 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 74 | 46 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 62 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 175 | 507 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 85 | 73 | 85 |
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