Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 217 | 187 | 176 | 119 | 79 | 62 | 60 | 50 | 193 | 208 | 285 | 253 | 431 | 413 | 404 | 395 | 390 | 534 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:29AM1.44m | 3:57PM1.58m | 4:23AM1.45m | 4:51PM1.56m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.08m | 9:39AM0.06m | 10:18PM0.07m | 10:35AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 195 | 217 | 187 | 176 | 119 | 79 | 62 | 60 | 43 | 140 | 123 | 123 | 102 | 186 | 127 | 100 | 64 | 390 | 534 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 11 | 36 | 45 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 201 | 431 | 413 | 404 | 395 | 48 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | NE 5 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 15 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 50 | 43 | 75 | 148 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 5 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | — | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 28 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 193 | 208 | 285 | 253 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 85 | 127 | 85 | 85 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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