Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu morning, strong winds from the SSW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NE 7 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 51 | 20 | 39 | 51 | 54 | 46 | 133 | 1496 | 3845 | 4185 | 4420 | 4564 | 4602 | 4391 | 3723 | 3383 | 1905 | 2383 | 1739 | 817 | 677 | 655 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.43m | 9:34PM1.30m | 9:54AM1.41m | 10:21PM1.28m | 10:41AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.24m | 3:32PM0.22m | 3:42AM0.27m | 4:19PM0.25m | 4:28AM0.30m | 5:05PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 3 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | SSW 14 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
| kJ | 40 | 7 | 13 | 25 | 51 | 54 | 43 | 37 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | — | 27 | 51 | 122 | 1905 | 326 | 1739 | 714 | 599 | 437 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | SW 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 51 | 20 | 39 | 41 | 54 | 46 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 273 | 538 | 280 | — | 48 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 6 | SSW 13 | S 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | — | — | — | NE 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 17 | 1 | 17 | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 4 | — | SW 3 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 33 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 133 | 1496 | 3845 | 4185 | 4420 | 4564 | 4602 | 4391 | 3723 | 3383 | 1115 | 2383 | 832 | 817 | 677 | 655 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 153 | 187 | 187 | 174 | 174 | 325 | 174 | 201 | 238 | 238 | 201 | 124 | 298 | 298 | 151 | 89 |
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