Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (31 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1572 | 2293 | 3880 | 4348 | 3864 | 5895 | 4348 | 8011 | 5391 | 4646 | 3999 | 3344 | 2470 | 2544 | 5378 | 4467 | 3286 | 2444 | 1840 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:21PM1.40m | 7:45AM1.38m | 8:10PM1.39m | 8:34AM1.42m | 9:00PM1.39m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38AM0.19m | 2:00PM0.17m | 2:25AM0.18m | 2:52PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | |  |  |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1572 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3546 | — | 5046 | 5391 | 4646 | 3999 | 3344 | 2470 | 2544 | 5378 | 4467 | 3286 | 2444 | 1840 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | SSW 18 | S 18 | NE 10 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 1069 | 1405 | 15 | 9 | 21 | 22 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 2293 | 3880 | 4348 | 3864 | 5895 | 4348 | 8011 | — | — | 49 | 107 | 5 | 5 | 32 | 20 | 50 | 8 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 318 | 74 | 124 | 85 | 73 | 73 | 56 | 65 | 88 | 118 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 124 | 160 |
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