Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (02 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 9PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (02 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 723 | 709 | 705 | 604 | 435 | 379 | 424 | 476 | 558 | 629 | 1095 | 4076 | 3865 | 2987 | 6120 | 7177 | 7256 | 7186 | 7003 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:49PM1.38m | 8:12AM1.29m | 8:34PM1.37m | 8:58AM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09AM0.23m | 2:22PM0.23m | 2:53AM0.22m | 3:11PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SE 11 | NE 13 | NE 12 | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 723 | 709 | 705 | 604 | 435 | 324 | 424 | 476 | 558 | 629 | 1095 | 2076 | 33 | 7 | 6 | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | NE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 362 | 295 | 176 | 180 | 186 | 379 | 270 | 186 | 180 | 112 | 90 | 63 | 7 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 16 | NE 15 | NE 15 | SW 23 | S 12 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 80 | 76 | 75 | 94 | 130 | 127 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 28 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4076 | 3865 | 2987 | 6120 | 7177 | 7256 | 7186 | 7003 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 73 | 224 | 337 | 258 | 290 | 296 | 280 | 270 |
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