
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 125 | 190 | 230 | 284 | 334 | 398 | 389 | 334 | 279 | 273 | 234 | 266 | 258 | 224 | 157 | 127 | 81 | 62 | 47 | 81 | 121 | 157 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:37AM1.41m | 2:06PM1.58m | 2:33AM1.42m | 3:02PM1.58m | 3:29AM1.44m | 3:57PM1.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:45AM0.09m | 8:27PM0.10m | 8:42AM0.07m | 9:23PM0.08m | 9:39AM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 5 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | -1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
128 | 125 | 190 | 230 | 284 | 334 | 398 | 389 | 334 | 279 | 273 | 234 | 266 | 258 | 224 | 157 | 127 | 81 | 62 | 47 | 43 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 20 |
115 | 106 | 100 | 96 | 86 | 78 | 56 | 55 | 52 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 24 | 81 | 121 | 75 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 13 | S 21 | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
32 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 3 | S 6 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 29 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 157 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 1 | 61 | 116 | 127 |
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