Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 106 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 79 | 111 | 187 | 209 | 136 | 459 | 684 | 1109 | 2060 | 1205 | 1622 | 1905 | 2861 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:10AM1.32m | 6:34PM1.40m | 6:57AM1.35m | 7:21PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:07AM0.22m | 12:21PM0.19m | 00:52AM0.20m | 1:10PM0.18m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 106 | 75 | 73 | 51 | 79 | 111 | 187 | 209 | 136 | 459 | 192 | 539 | 2060 | 1205 | 1622 | 1905 | 2861 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SW 16 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | SSW 16 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 23 | 51 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 64 | 6 | 684 | 1109 | 12 | 298 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 9 | WNW 3 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 29 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 7 | 36 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 71 | 306 | — | 21 | 17 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 118 | 27 | 11 | 0 | 118 | 151 | 118 | 0 | 124 |
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