Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (22 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
191 | 185 | 141 | 100 | 96 | 69 | 50 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 76 | 112 | 111 | 318 | 2182 | 2253 | 2167 | 1644 | 1161 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 00:54AM1.24m | 1:17PM1.35m | 1:39AM1.24m | 2:03PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.31m | 6:59AM0.32m | 7:35PM0.32m | 7:44AM0.32m | 8:21PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
191 | 185 | 141 | 100 | 96 | 69 | 50 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 76 | 112 | 111 | 184 | 2182 | 2253 | 2167 | 1644 | 1161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 15 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 14 | E 14 |
16 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 318 | 32 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | W 8 | WSW 9 | W 5 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 18 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 31 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | ENE 14 | NW 4 |
32 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 23 | 28 | 34 | 38 | 22 | 3 | 11 | — | 15 | 27 | 74 | 19 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 124 | 143 | 143 | 143 | 169 | 194 | 128 | 151 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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