Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (17 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 11PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 509 | 427 | 355 | 253 | 319 | 725 | 1640 | 2488 | 4243 | 5703 | 6462 | 6842 | 5870 | 4080 | 8560 | 6044 | 4832 | 3911 | 4241 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.46m | 9:13AM1.43m | 9:38PM1.40m | 10:04AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:04AM0.13m | 3:30PM0.15m | 3:53AM0.18m | 4:22PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 15 | — | SE 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 12 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 290 | 264 | 212 | 163 | 126 | 117 | 103 | 77 | 85 | 58 | 9 | — | 9 | 1297 | 6851 | 6044 | 4832 | 37 | 2343 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | — | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 330 | 321 | 312 | 198 | 158 | 123 | 96 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 29 | 29 | 440 | 55 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SE 10 | SSW 13 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 50 | 253 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 14 | — | — | S 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 509 | 427 | 355 | 176 | 319 | 725 | 1640 | 2488 | 4243 | 5703 | 6462 | 6842 | 5870 | 4080 | 8560 | — | — | 3911 | 4241 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 89 | 89 | 73 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 258 | 258 | 270 | 238 | 270 | 237 | 127 | 150 | 89 | 89 | 89 |
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