Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (05 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6653 | 5648 | 4454 | 3801 | 4268 | 3549 | 2357 | 1916 | 1477 | 1338 | 565 | 742 | 603 | 412 | 430 | 678 | 593 | 1001 | 1279 | 1772 | 1465 | 1121 | 941 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:46AM1.35m | 10:10PM1.36m | 10:37AM1.40m | 11:02PM1.37m | 11:31AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:38AM0.21m | 4:01PM0.21m | 4:25AM0.20m | 4:54PM0.20m | 5:15AM0.18m | 5:49PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 19 | SE 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 3159 | 2759 | 2357 | 1916 | 1477 | 1338 | 565 | 742 | 603 | 412 | 309 | 678 | 450 | 1001 | 1279 | 1772 | 1465 | 1121 | 941 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 12 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 6 | 12 | 48 | 42 | 91 | 41 | 84 | 415 | 284 | 332 | 332 | 279 | 284 | 240 | 428 | 284 | 178 | 314 | 245 | 168 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 11 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 91 | 41 | 5 | 104 | 48 | 48 | 246 | 430 | 164 | 593 | 240 | 110 | 90 | 13 | 23 | 142 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | — | — | — | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 6653 | 5648 | 4454 | 3801 | 4268 | 3549 | 1794 | 1462 | — | — | — | 402 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 258 | 127 | 127 | 151 | 191 | 89 | 89 | 72 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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