Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 6PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 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 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2839 | 2523 | 2190 | 1901 | 1641 | 1430 | 1192 | 1092 | 1058 | 905 | 690 | 669 | 572 | 581 | 446 | 325 | 249 | 217 | 212 | 193 | 140 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:20AM1.50m | 8:48PM1.43m | 9:13AM1.53m | 9:42PM1.43m | 10:07AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:41PM0.11m | 3:00AM0.13m | 3:36PM0.10m | 3:53AM0.12m | 4:32PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 2839 | 2523 | 2190 | 1901 | 1641 | 1430 | 1192 | 1092 | 1058 | 905 | 690 | 669 | 572 | 581 | 446 | 325 | 249 | 114 | 212 | 193 | 140 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | NE 4 | — | WNW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 6 | NNE 5 | SSE 10 | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | 20 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 96 | 81 | 102 | 217 | 83 | 56 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 31 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | — | NE 9 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | W 3 | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 13 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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