Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5AM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4875 | 3642 | 2817 | 2107 | 1605 | 1174 | 3198 | 1089 | 1840 | 1591 | 1483 | 1356 | 1194 | 1045 | 895 | 773 | 320 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09AM1.46m | 6:36PM1.48m | 7:01AM1.46m | 7:27PM1.43m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:03AM0.09m | 12:25PM0.08m | 00:53AM0.11m | 1:19PM0.11m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4875 | 3642 | 2817 | 2107 | 1605 | 1174 | 1357 | 1089 | 1840 | 1591 | 1483 | 1356 | 1194 | 1045 | 895 | 773 | 320 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 610 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 222 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | — | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 15 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SW 3 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 31 | 3 | 3198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 85 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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