Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (22 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 11PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 167 | 160 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 85 | 76 | 170 | 155 | 127 | 284 | 492 | 465 | 600 | 498 | 362 | 257 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.25m | 3:17PM1.34m | 3:42AM1.30m | 4:05PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47PM0.27m | 9:01AM0.27m | 9:32PM0.24m | 9:50AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 222 | 167 | 160 | 66 | 89 | 85 | 60 | 76 | 170 | 155 | 105 | 284 | 492 | 465 | 600 | 498 | 362 | 257 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 98 | 104 | 103 | 85 | 56 | 18 | 52 | 127 | 80 | 119 | 96 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | SSE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SW 12 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SW 19 | NE 9 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 29 | 42 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 25 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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