Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). 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 (31 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 16ft (5.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Mon afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue morning, strong winds from the NW by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 692 | 978 | 1872 | 1572 | 1607 | 2999 | 7037 | 6672 | 5513 | 5037 | 5798 | 8251 | 4676 | 4337 | 3829 | 3193 | 2433 | 2327 | 2285 | 4431 | 3375 | 2478 | 1706 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 6:57AM1.35m | 7:21PM1.40m | 7:45AM1.38m | 8:10PM1.39m | 8:34AM1.42m | 9:00PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:52AM0.20m | 1:10PM0.18m | 1:38AM0.19m | 2:00PM0.17m | 2:25AM0.18m | 2:52PM0.17m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 |
| kJ | 197 | 978 | 1872 | 1572 | 1607 | 13 | 4196 | 3848 | 3470 | 3121 | 3546 | 4100 | 4676 | 4337 | 3829 | 3193 | 2433 | 2327 | 2285 | 4431 | 3375 | 2478 | 1706 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | NE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | S 17 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 692 | 308 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 3 | — | 21 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 759 | 1069 | 1502 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | 16 | — | 6 | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | — | 16 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 2999 | 7037 | 6672 | 5513 | 5037 | 5798 | 8251 | — | — | — | 27 | 4 | 27 | 50 | 5 | 44 | 13 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 11 | 334 | 89 | 88 | 73 | 59 | 56 | 56 | 27 | 1 | 17 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 124 | 124 |
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