Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 195 | 184 | 146 | 106 | 102 | 73 | 51 | 105 | 109 | 127 | 206 | 133 | 543 | 789 | 1060 | 2081 | 2124 | 2045 | 1525 | 1442 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:48PM1.40m | 6:10AM1.32m | 6:34PM1.40m | 6:57AM1.35m | 7:21PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.21m | 00:07AM0.22m | 12:21PM0.19m | 00:52AM0.20m | 1:10PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | S 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 244 | 195 | 184 | 146 | 106 | 102 | 73 | 50 | 105 | 109 | 127 | 206 | 133 | 543 | 251 | 675 | 2081 | 2124 | 2045 | 1525 | 1442 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | SW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 67 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 51 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 12 | 107 | 6 | 789 | 776 | 21 | 65 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 12 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | NE 6 | SE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 28 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 3 | 20 | — | 14 | 16 | — | — | 1 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 131 | 408 | 1060 | — | — | 100 | 10 | 46 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 128 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 160 |
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