Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (11 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 290 | 291 | 267 | 284 | 223 | 167 | 102 | 83 | 97 | 119 | 148 | 118 | 99 | 90 | 84 | 77 | 86 | 53 | 131 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.46m | 4:16PM1.65m | 4:42AM1.47m | 5:12PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41PM0.06m | 9:55AM0.02m | 10:38PM0.04m | 10:53AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 290 | 291 | 267 | 284 | 223 | 167 | 102 | 79 | 79 | 107 | 148 | 118 | 51 | 90 | 84 | 74 | 41 | 48 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ESE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 121 | 82 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 74 | 69 | 99 | 37 | 32 | 31 | 70 | 14 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | E 13 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 7 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 48 | 46 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 19 | 17 | 61 | 83 | 97 | 119 | 87 | 72 | 89 | 64 | 29 | 77 | 86 | 53 | 131 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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