Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 8s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 7PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 302 | 190 | 540 | 299 | 229 | 164 | 222 | 308 | 416 | 509 | 742 | 705 | 575 | 476 | 939 | 940 | 940 | 476 | 471 | 342 | 299 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 1:25PM1.34m | 1:47AM1.22m | 2:11PM1.34m | 2:32AM1.24m | 2:56PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:43PM0.31m | 7:51AM0.30m | 8:28PM0.29m | 8:37AM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SW 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 42 | 69 | 362 | 299 | 229 | 164 | 179 | 246 | 302 | 469 | 411 | 252 | 236 | 312 | 487 | 556 | 593 | 476 | 471 | 342 | 299 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 47 | 25 | 59 | 78 | 119 | 155 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 30 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 195 | 60 | 65 | 58 | 58 | 47 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 8 | E 9 | E 10 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 10 | 7 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 59 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 57 | 92 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 6 | SSW 8 | — | — | W 4 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 302 | 190 | 540 | — | — | 12 | 222 | 308 | 416 | 509 | 742 | 705 | 575 | 476 | 939 | 940 | 940 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 124 | 124 | 242 | 298 | 127 | 85 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
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