Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 164 | 293 | 444 | 599 | 548 | 663 | 767 | 541 | 493 | 721 | 758 | 923 | 334 | 367 | 311 | 262 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:47AM1.22m | 2:11PM1.34m | 2:32AM1.24m | 2:56PM1.36m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.31m | 7:51AM0.30m | 8:28PM0.29m | 8:37AM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 229 | 164 | 179 | 246 | 302 | 387 | 339 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 493 | 421 | 497 | 334 | 367 | 311 | 262 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 119 | 155 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 138 | 94 | 65 | 109 | 57 | 60 | 98 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | SW 15 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 91 | 10 | 58 | 34 | 12 | 50 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 293 | 444 | 599 | 548 | 663 | 767 | 541 | 493 | 721 | 758 | 923 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 201 | 172 | 124 | 177 | 127 | 127 | 85 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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