Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1AM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 159 | 127 | 284 | 492 | 465 | 600 | 498 | 389 | 284 | 214 | 161 | 149 | 157 | 223 | 246 | 212 | 212 | 162 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:42AM1.30m | 4:05PM1.36m | 4:30AM1.36m | 4:55PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.24m | 9:50AM0.23m | 10:18PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 134 | 159 | 84 | 284 | 492 | 465 | 600 | 498 | 389 | 284 | 214 | 161 | 149 | 157 | 223 | 246 | 212 | 212 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 13 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 17 | 52 | 127 | 84 | 122 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 27 | 34 | 34 | 14 | 32 | 43 | 57 | 57 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | SSW 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 19 | NE 9 | SW 18 | E 14 | E 13 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 29 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | NNE 7 | N 2 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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