Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 2PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 154 | 151 | 116 | 85 | 84 | 139 | 2157 | 4037 | 4223 | 4213 | 5316 | 5912 | 4523 | 2635 | 1894 | 1577 | 1109 | 768 | 774 | 799 | 604 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.40m | 6:42AM1.26m | 7:05PM1.39m | 7:26AM1.27m | 7:49PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:04PM0.24m | 00:43AM0.25m | 12:50PM0.23m | 1:26AM0.24m | 1:35PM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 154 | 151 | 116 | 85 | 83 | 139 | 134 | 149 | 245 | 242 | 212 | 4100 | 3254 | 2635 | 1894 | 1577 | 1109 | 768 | 774 | 799 | 604 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 47 | 39 | 25 | 26 | 20 | 58 | 35 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 11 | 206 | 245 | 221 | 215 | 119 | 253 | 357 | 304 | 143 | 173 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SE 16 | SSW 12 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 8 | SSE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | E 12 | E 10 | NE 16 | E 10 | NE 16 | SE 13 | SSW 11 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 38 | 27 | 83 | 84 | 16 | 31 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 111 | 40 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | W 4 | SW 5 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 29 | 138 | 2157 | 4037 | 4223 | 4213 | 5316 | 5912 | 4523 | — | — | — | 36 | 45 | 23 | 14 | 17 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 160 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 124 | 74 | 242 | 174 | 127 | 174 | 270 | 151 | 89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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