Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Bombora today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Bombora at 8PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Bombora. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 575 | 498 | 394 | 352 | 612 | 980 | 2048 | 2953 | 2276 | 2884 | 2573 | 1842 | 1591 | 1251 | 892 | 752 | 603 | 496 | 416 | 205 | 198 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:34PM1.38m | 3:54AM1.25m | 4:19PM1.39m | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.28m | 9:52PM0.29m | 10:00AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.26m | 10:46AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | S 11 |
| kJ | 575 | 498 | 394 | 352 | 612 | 980 | 2048 | 2953 | 2276 | 2884 | 2573 | 1842 | 1591 | 1251 | 892 | 752 | 603 | 496 | 416 | 93 | 198 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 7 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 36 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 135 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 103 | 108 | 205 | 68 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | N 4 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 13 | — | — | 1 | 16 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 86 | 58 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 38 | — | — | — | 12 | 30 | 40 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 71 | 195 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 72 | 124 | 124 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 143 | 60 |
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