Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 76 | 288 | 269 | 190 | 121 | 67 | 117 | 267 | 237 | 232 | 107 | 108 | 75 | 64 | 178 | 435 | 590 | 655 | 567 | 532 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.52m | 11:43PM1.39m | 12:12PM1.54m | 00:40AM1.40m | 1:09PM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.14m | 5:52AM0.14m | 6:34PM0.13m | 6:49AM0.11m | 7:31PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 76 | 288 | 269 | 190 | 121 | 67 | 44 | 267 | 237 | 232 | 56 | 87 | 75 | 64 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 50 | 66 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 21 | 52 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 49 | 117 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 107 | 108 | 68 | 64 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 18 | SE 9 | NE 10 | SE 9 | W 8 | SW 4 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 6 | SSW 15 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 21 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 | S 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 12 | 18 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 178 | 435 | 590 | 655 | 567 | 532 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 60 | 60 | 160 | 160 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 151 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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