Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11AM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 58 | 117 | 267 | 234 | 237 | 111 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 271 | 456 | 462 | 440 | 387 | 323 | 268 | 294 | 549 | 692 | 663 | 676 | 603 | 470 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:12PM1.54m | 00:40AM1.40m | 1:09PM1.56m | 1:37AM1.41m | 2:06PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:52AM0.14m | 6:34PM0.13m | 6:49AM0.11m | 7:31PM0.11m | 7:45AM0.09m | 8:27PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 117 | 267 | 234 | 237 | 58 | 53 | 68 | 59 | 63 | 63 | 42 | 47 | 63 | 82 | 85 | 115 | 549 | 692 | 663 | 676 | 603 | 470 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 11 | SE 9 | W 8 | NE 10 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 49 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 111 | 71 | 68 | 64 | 4 | 3 | 62 | 23 | 23 | 7 | 37 | 57 | 106 | 100 | 71 | 65 | 59 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | W 8 | WSW 4 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | NE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 15 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 32 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 11 | — | 20 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | SSW 4 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 271 | 456 | 462 | 440 | 387 | 323 | 268 | 294 | — | — | 137 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 160 | 115 | 151 | 0 | 60 | 115 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 151 | 266 | 27 | 27 |
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