Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
113 | 102 | 89 | 79 | 80 | 208 | 212 | 187 | 508 | 494 | 281 | 307 | 446 | 396 | 987 | 1026 | 958 | 811 | 614 | 438 | 446 | 706 | 1581 | 3770 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.73m | 6:20AM1.52m | 6:49PM1.73m | 7:18AM1.51m | 7:46PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31AM-0.00m | 00:16AM-0.02m | 12:30PM-0.02m | 1:15AM-0.03m | 1:28PM-0.02m | 2:12AM-0.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | |
— | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 8 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 17 |
113 | 94 | 89 | 79 | 55 | 208 | 212 | 187 | 508 | 494 | 189 | 307 | 205 | 191 | 987 | 1026 | 958 | 811 | 614 | 438 | 446 | 481 | 1581 | 3770 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | — |
18 | 11 | 56 | 79 | 80 | 72 | 153 | 153 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 446 | 396 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 296 | 296 | 706 | 5 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 12 | — | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 15 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | S 11 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | S 11 | S 6 | — |
99 | 102 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 281 | 168 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 651 | 184 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 85 | 85 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 127 | 85 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 27 | 17 |
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