Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 5.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4114 | 5211 | 5658 | 5859 | 5003 | 4341 | 8433 | 5642 | 4552 | 2488 | 2993 | 1690 | 2338 | 1872 | 1635 | 364 | 304 | 278 | 915 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 9:38PM1.40m | 10:04AM1.41m | 10:29PM1.34m | 10:55AM1.38m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:22PM0.21m | 4:41AM0.23m | 5:13PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 8 | S 13 | S 13 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 61 | 60 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 6361 | 5642 | 4552 | 2488 | 2027 | 230 | 1561 | 1207 | 240 | 291 | 304 | 278 | 915 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 |
| kJ | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 29 | 363 | 418 | 219 | 38 | 186 | 111 | 406 | 250 | 158 | 199 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 9 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | S 17 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 38 | 88 | 24 | — | 20 | 67 | 31 | 40 | 202 | 39 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4114 | 5211 | 5658 | 5859 | 5003 | 4341 | 8433 | — | — | — | 2993 | 1690 | 2338 | 1872 | 1635 | 364 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 212 | 258 | 258 | 238 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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