Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (26 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 13 | S 11 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 497 | 402 | 367 | 356 | 329 | 252 | 244 | 213 | 198 | 154 | 167 | 144 | 177 | 142 | 121 | 123 | 197 | 554 | 1194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:04AM1.30m | 4:28PM1.39m | 4:51AM1.35m | 5:16PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:58PM0.24m | 10:13AM0.21m | 10:43PM0.21m | 11:03AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 0 | -1 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 497 | 402 | 367 | 356 | 329 | 252 | 244 | 213 | 198 | 154 | 151 | 144 | 177 | 142 | 121 | 123 | 93 | 173 | 758 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ENE 6 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 29 | 31 | 71 | 141 | 184 | 181 | 135 | 131 | 186 | 136 | 167 | 73 | 71 | 46 | 50 | 85 | 84 | 4 | 156 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | E 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | E 3 | — | E 18 | NE 3 | ESE 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | NE 5 | ESE 14 | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 47 | 72 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 27 | 26 | 13 | 6 | 82 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 24 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 197 | 554 | 1194 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 118 | 118 | 160 | 118 | 274 | 253 | 73 | 72 |
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