Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (17 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.0m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1297 | 860 | 1176 | 1021 | 942 | 2863 | 1680 | 1440 | 1380 | 1303 | 1402 | 1505 | 1408 | 1526 | 1360 | 1341 | 1341 | 1384 | 1548 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 11:08PM1.25m | 11:28AM1.36m | 11:54PM1.23m | 12:14PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13AM0.31m | 5:51PM0.30m | 5:58AM0.33m | 6:35PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 346 | 317 | 694 | 522 | 660 | 2095 | 1680 | 1440 | 1380 | 1303 | 1402 | 1505 | 1408 | 1526 | 1360 | 1341 | 1341 | 1384 | 1548 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 14 | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 320 | 245 | 429 | — | 45 | 40 | 9 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | 292 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | SW 3 | SW 4 | — |
| kJ | 1297 | 860 | 1176 | 1021 | 942 | 2863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 9 | 11 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 299 | 151 | 89 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 56 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 59 | 27 | 0 |
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