Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 4PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 11s |
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 Wed night, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1640 | 2437 | 4196 | 5428 | 5996 | 6102 | 5227 | 4550 | 8803 | 4671 | 3482 | 2541 | 3025 | 2786 | 2338 | 522 | 344 | 1518 | 363 | 415 | 971 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:13AM1.43m | 9:38PM1.40m | 10:04AM1.41m | 10:29PM1.34m | 10:55AM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.15m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:22PM0.21m | 4:41AM0.23m | 5:13PM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 16 | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | S 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 |
| kJ | 110 | 94 | 61 | 60 | 10 | — | 9 | 9 | 6600 | 4671 | 3482 | 2541 | 2027 | 1581 | 1561 | 522 | 344 | 346 | 363 | 415 | 971 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 92 | 51 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 411 | 233 | 375 | 214 | 262 | 186 | 111 | 69 | 206 | 158 | 202 | 273 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | SE 8 | SE 12 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | — | SE 11 | ESE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | 176 | 39 | 84 | 24 | — | 20 | 31 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1640 | 2437 | 4196 | 5428 | 5996 | 6102 | 5227 | 4550 | 8803 | — | — | — | 3025 | 2786 | 2338 | 255 | 321 | 1518 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 124 | 124 | 258 | 255 | 270 | 274 | 274 | 127 | 124 | 127 | 89 | 64 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 59 | 0 | 0 |
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