Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1635 | 1270 | 1018 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 413 | 260 | 257 | 154 | 164 | 205 | 198 | 195 | 188 | 146 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | 5:24AM1.29m | 5:48PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.26m | 10:46AM0.23m | 11:22PM0.24m | 11:33AM0.21m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1635 | 1270 | 1018 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 413 | 260 | 257 | 154 | 164 | 205 | 198 | 195 | 188 | 146 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 45 | 62 | 64 | 71 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 62 | 42 | 34 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 119 | 15 | 62 | 56 | 52 | 48 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 35 | 51 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 96 | 3 | 3 | 149 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 91 | 115 | 60 | 115 | 118 | 64 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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