Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 3AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). 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 (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
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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) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 180 | 173 | 133 | 140 | 128 | 129 | 110 | 192 | 154 | 383 | 724 | 798 | 382 | 463 | 358 | 293 | 217 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:51AM1.42m | 2:21PM1.60m | 2:49AM1.44m | 3:19PM1.64m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:44PM0.12m | 7:59AM0.09m | 8:43PM0.09m | 8:57AM0.05m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 180 | 173 | 133 | 140 | 128 | 129 | 110 | 192 | 154 | 175 | 280 | 670 | 382 | 463 | 358 | 293 | 217 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 25 | 26 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 74 | 128 | 55 | 23 | 21 | 227 | 223 | 17 | 84 | 61 | 47 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 13 | E 12 | WSW 5 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | E 13 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 12 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 |
| kJ | 12 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 143 | 383 | 724 | 798 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 118 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 72 | 85 | 85 | 72 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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