Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Fri morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6492 | 6211 | 6050 | 6402 | 6234 | 5178 | 4454 | 3599 | 4293 | 2635 | 2166 | 1783 | 880 | 1246 | 503 | 595 | 517 | 412 | 392 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.36m | 9:46AM1.35m | 10:10PM1.36m | 10:37AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.21m | 4:01PM0.21m | 4:25AM0.20m | 4:54PM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | |  | | |  |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | -4 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 19 | SE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 11 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3027 | 2635 | 2166 | 1783 | 880 | 1246 | 441 | 595 | 517 | 412 | 392 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSW 11 | SE 15 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 48 | 42 | 93 | 495 | 84 | 503 | 379 | 332 | 332 | 279 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 91 | 41 | 6 | 104 | 107 | 73 | 212 | 306 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | SSW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6492 | 6211 | 6050 | 6402 | 6234 | 5178 | 4454 | 3599 | 4293 | — | — | 1462 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 252 | 270 | 258 | 274 | 127 | 127 | 124 | 238 | 89 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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