Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 205 | 244 | 195 | 184 | 146 | 106 | 102 | 73 | 50 | 103 | 115 | 161 | 209 | 140 | 556 | 659 | 829 | 2049 | 2165 | 1854 | 1477 | 1236 |
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 | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:24AM1.29m | 5:48PM1.40m | 6:10AM1.32m | 6:34PM1.40m | 6:57AM1.35m | 7:21PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33AM0.21m | 00:07AM0.22m | 12:21PM0.19m | 00:52AM0.20m | 1:10PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 164 | 205 | 244 | 195 | 184 | 146 | 106 | 102 | 73 | 50 | 103 | 115 | 161 | 209 | 140 | 556 | 659 | 521 | 2049 | 2165 | 1854 | 1477 | 1236 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | WNW 4 | NE 9 | SSW 15 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 56 | 59 | 67 | 42 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 50 | 33 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 107 | 6 | 12 | 766 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SE 12 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 11 | NE 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 56 | 52 | 28 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WSW 5 | WNW 5 | NNW 2 | — | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 58 | 45 | 3 | 26 | 1 | — | 15 | — | — | 2 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 136 | 539 | 829 | — | — | 3 | 20 | 36 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 118 | 124 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 151 | 151 |
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