Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1012 | 843 | 915 | 789 | 652 | 534 | 526 | 449 | 424 | 360 | 363 | 296 | 245 | 204 | 170 | 221 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:57PM1.38m | 12:27PM1.50m | 00:54AM1.40m | 1:24PM1.56m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:08AM0.15m | 6:46PM0.15m | 7:03AM0.12m | 7:44PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 1012 | 843 | 915 | 789 | 652 | 534 | 526 | 449 | 424 | 360 | 363 | 296 | 245 | 204 | 170 | 221 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 5 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 121 | 99 | 87 | 40 | 55 | 107 | 41 | 10 | 41 | 42 | 107 | 132 | 28 | 83 | 163 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | NE 14 | SE 12 | NE 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 13 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 186 | 190 | 8 | 23 | 8 | 45 | 20 | 8 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 51 | 176 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 75 | 97 | 90 | 69 | 60 | 58 | 37 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 22 | — | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 115 | 60 | 0 | 60 |
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