Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (23 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 934 | 783 | 588 | 505 | 493 | 826 | 529 | 334 | 298 | 332 | 318 | 274 | 284 | 256 | 723 | 534 | 504 | 402 | 367 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:32AM1.24m | 2:56PM1.36m | 3:18AM1.26m | 3:42PM1.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.29m | 8:37AM0.27m | 9:12PM0.27m | 9:24AM0.24m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 8 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 339 | 242 | 236 | 233 | 136 | 411 | 529 | 334 | 298 | 332 | 318 | 274 | 181 | 189 | 723 | 534 | 504 | 402 | 367 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 121 | 65 | 109 | 79 | 60 | 100 | 184 | 284 | 256 | 34 | 41 | 44 | 31 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | SSW 15 | ESE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 16 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | SE 8 |
| kJ | — | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 91 | 10 | 58 | 57 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 95 | 47 | 72 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 934 | 783 | 588 | 505 | 493 | 826 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 127 | 127 | 85 | 85 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 |
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