Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 71 | 69 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 91 | 106 | 119 | 358 | 2071 | 2154 | 1674 | 1198 | 895 | 634 | 514 | 505 | 325 | 763 | 696 | 573 | 573 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.24m | 1:17PM1.35m | 1:39AM1.24m | 2:03PM1.36m | 2:25AM1.23m | 2:49PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:59AM0.32m | 7:35PM0.32m | 7:44AM0.32m | 8:21PM0.32m | 8:29AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | NE 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 71 | 69 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 91 | 106 | 119 | 358 | 2071 | 2154 | 1674 | 1198 | 895 | 634 | 514 | 505 | 325 | 763 | 696 | 573 | 573 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 8 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 35 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 18 | 212 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SSE 10 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 30 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 1 | 18 | 18 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 45 | 17 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 143 | 169 | 160 | 151 | 151 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 0 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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