Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 34 | 32 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 | 47 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 246 | 1190 | 885 | 721 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.28m | 1:07PM1.36m | 1:28AM1.26m | 1:53PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.27m | 6:50AM0.27m | 7:24PM0.30m | 7:35AM0.30m | 8:11PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 34 | 32 | 11 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 47 | 77 | 64 | 53 | 37 | 113 | 111 | 137 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | SSE 10 | NE 4 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 12 | SE 17 | SE 17 | ESE 16 |
| kJ | 3 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 148 | 137 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | ESE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SW 9 | SW 8 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | ENE 11 | SSW 18 | SE 13 | SE 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 20 | 12 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 30 | 27 | 147 | 68 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WSW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 37 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 246 | 1190 | 885 | 721 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 115 | 212 | 193 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 160 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 124 | 174 | 151 | 85 |
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