Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 190 | 230 | 284 | 334 | 349 | 342 | 334 | 286 | 273 | 234 | 266 | 258 | 224 | 185 | 107 | 83 | 63 | 48 | 81 | 121 | 291 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:06PM1.58m | 2:33AM1.42m | 3:02PM1.58m | 3:29AM1.44m | 3:57PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.09m | 8:27PM0.10m | 8:42AM0.07m | 9:23PM0.08m | 9:39AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 190 | 230 | 284 | 334 | 349 | 342 | 334 | 286 | 273 | 234 | 266 | 258 | 224 | 185 | 107 | 83 | 63 | 48 | 43 | 121 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 96 | 86 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 81 | 29 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 21 | S 13 | S 21 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 75 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | WNW 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 28 | 2 | 26 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 291 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 64 | 153 | 127 |
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