Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 18s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 50 | 226 | 247 | 233 | 201 | 431 | 413 | 404 | 395 | 390 | 433 | 464 | 487 | 881 | 1550 | 2198 | 3009 | 4783 | 4909 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.45m | 4:51PM1.56m | 5:17AM1.46m | 5:44PM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18PM0.07m | 10:35AM0.05m | 11:11PM0.07m | 11:31AM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:02 | — |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 44 | 140 | 123 | 123 | 200 | 143 | 92 | 72 | 395 | 390 | 433 | 464 | 487 | 881 | 1550 | 2198 | 3009 | 4783 | 4909 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 5 | S 6 | S 7 | NE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 45 | 30 | 29 | 19 | 138 | 431 | 413 | 404 | 41 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 54 | 88 | 44 | 8 | 43 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | ENE 13 | — | — |
| kJ | 50 | 43 | 75 | 148 | 201 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 45 | 44 | 20 | 17 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | S 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 226 | 247 | 233 | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | — | 24 | 5 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 127 | 85 | 85 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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