Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 775 | 633 | 574 | 480 | 390 | 357 | 295 | 240 | 191 | 185 | 141 | 100 | 71 | 48 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 58 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:07AM1.26m | 12:31PM1.36m | 00:54AM1.24m | 1:17PM1.35m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.29m | 6:14AM0.30m | 6:49PM0.31m | 6:59AM0.32m | 7:35PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | 775 | 633 | 574 | 480 | 390 | 357 | 295 | 240 | 191 | 185 | 141 | 100 | 71 | 48 | 33 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 132 | 45 | 44 | 18 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 5 | 33 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | S 16 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | W 8 | E 15 | SE 10 | E 14 | — | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | SW 17 | NNE 5 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 64 | 82 | — | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 15 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 33 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 2 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 30 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 34 | 30 | 34 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 60 | 118 | 118 | 124 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 169 | 194 | 151 | 230 | 118 | 118 |
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