Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 5AM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1309 | 1383 | 1383 | 1504 | 1442 | 1430 | 1474 | 1294 | 1274 | 1110 | 1094 | 946 | 917 | 762 | 727 | 619 | 609 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:44AM1.25m | 4:09PM1.39m | 4:29AM1.25m | 4:53PM1.40m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:43PM0.31m | 9:49AM0.29m | 10:29PM0.30m | 10:34AM0.27m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 1309 | 1383 | 1383 | 1504 | 1442 | 1430 | 1474 | 1294 | 1274 | 1110 | 1094 | 946 | 917 | 762 | 727 | 619 | 609 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 96 | 125 | 117 | 105 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 58 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 82 | 207 | 264 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | NE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | WNW 6 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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