Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (11 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 94 | 126 | 192 | 96 | 94 | 75 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:20PM1.42m | 6:45AM1.45m | 7:10PM1.39m | 7:33AM1.45m | 7:59PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:12PM0.13m | 00:34AM0.15m | 1:04PM0.15m | 1:22AM0.18m | 1:54PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 94 | 56 | 99 | 96 | 94 | 75 | 57 | 55 | 41 | 40 | 36 | 24 | 19 | 11 | 13 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 18 | 17 | 21 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | ENE 8 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | ESE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 57 | 26 | 55 | 55 | 33 | 20 | 40 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 15 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | S 10 | W 7 | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 15 | 55 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 26 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | — | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNE 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | — | 126 | 192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 22 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 258 | 290 | 169 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 143 | 143 | 60 | 115 | 151 |
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