Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed morning, light winds from the S by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | SW 13 | SE 10 | SW 13 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SW 13 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SW 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 48 | 33 | 44 | 33 | 43 | 44 | 68 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 77 | 114 | 241 | 255 | 247 | 264 | 179 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.43m | 9:07PM1.34m | 9:29AM1.41m | 9:56PM1.30m | 10:18AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:30AM0.19m | 3:01PM0.19m | 3:18AM0.23m | 3:51PM0.23m | 4:04AM0.27m | 4:39PM0.27m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | S 7 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 48 | 26 | 35 | 23 | 43 | 40 | 68 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 68 | 67 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 114 | 241 | 86 | 247 | 264 | 179 | 142 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SE 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | SE 10 | SW 17 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 33 | 16 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 53 | 54 | 51 | 45 | 44 | 8 | 77 | 45 | 73 | 255 | 68 | 38 | 26 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SE 10 | SW 13 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 4 | SE 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | S 6 |
| kJ | 43 | 33 | 44 | 12 | 34 | 44 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 51 | 54 | 52 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 25 | 98 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NNE 4 | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NNE 4 | SW 7 | SSW 4 | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 8 | — | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 18 | 91 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 8 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 64 | 85 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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