Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
867 | 827 | 575 | 498 | 394 | 352 | 612 | 1125 | 1649 | 3214 | 3176 | 2817 | 2310 | 1976 | 1569 | 1251 | 892 | 752 | 603 | 496 | 416 | 158 | 195 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.24m | 3:34PM1.38m | 3:54AM1.25m | 4:19PM1.39m | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.28m | 9:52PM0.29m | 10:00AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.26m | 10:46AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | S 11 |
867 | 827 | 575 | 498 | 394 | 352 | 612 | 1125 | 1649 | 3214 | 3176 | 2817 | 2310 | 1976 | 1569 | 1251 | 892 | 752 | 603 | 496 | 416 | 90 | 195 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | NE 7 |
20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 83 | 105 | 158 | 73 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 12 | — | — | ESE 12 | — | N 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
40 | 11 | — | — | 13 | — | 1 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 117 | 58 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 37 | — | — | — | 4 | 18 | 34 | 49 | 55 | 61 | 66 | 171 | 8 | 6 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 172 | 85 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 115 | 124 | 60 |
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