Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1649 | 2303 | 2276 | 3139 | 2803 | 2080 | 1635 | 1270 | 1018 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 485 | 244 | 248 | 154 | 119 | 164 | 164 | 154 | 151 | 146 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:54AM1.25m | 4:19PM1.39m | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | 5:24AM1.29m | 5:48PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.26m | 10:46AM0.23m | 11:22PM0.24m | 11:33AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 1649 | 2303 | 2276 | 3139 | 2803 | 2080 | 1635 | 1270 | 1018 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 485 | 244 | 118 | 68 | 66 | 164 | 164 | 154 | 151 | 146 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 126 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 74 | 119 | 90 | 248 | 154 | 119 | 54 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 53 | 54 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 16 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 87 | 37 | 61 | 63 | 53 | 48 | 31 | 42 | 41 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | WNW 7 | N 3 | NE 7 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — |
| kJ | 35 | 101 | — | — | — | 35 | 50 | 64 | 75 | 59 | 52 | 155 | 26 | 2 | 200 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 28 | 9 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 115 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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