Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (12 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 2AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Nov) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 188 | 157 | 161 | 161 | 140 | 105 | 105 | 88 | 92 | 142 | 92 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 100 | 107 | 373 | 585 | 624 | 614 | 1324 | 2028 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:30PM1.31m | 7:50AM1.44m | 8:16PM1.29m | 8:36AM1.43m | 9:02PM1.28m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37AM0.25m | 2:15PM0.23m | 2:22AM0.27m | 3:01PM0.25m | 3:08AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — |
 | — | 8:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | — | 8:14 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 5 | ENE 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 188 | 157 | 161 | 161 | 140 | 105 | 105 | 88 | 92 | 88 | 92 | 96 | 98 | 98 | 29 | 107 | 373 | 585 | 624 | 614 | 1324 | 2028 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 9 | SSW 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 20 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 30 | 14 | 44 | 56 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 84 | 81 | 100 | 67 | 85 | 75 | 19 | 14 | 98 | 69 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 10 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 12 | — | — | SSW 15 | ENE 11 | — | — | WNW 4 | SW 14 | SSW 11 | NE 8 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | — |
| kJ | 19 | 18 | 9 | 11 | 25 | 23 | 13 | — | — | 142 | 91 | — | — | 3 | 51 | 23 | 25 | — | 75 | 74 | 11 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSE 4 | — | SE 5 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 31 | 32 | 27 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 73 | 64 | 61 | 0 | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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