Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 3PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 552 | 356 | 290 | 291 | 285 | 224 | 223 | 147 | 105 | 77 | 79 | 129 | 145 | 118 | 99 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 94 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.64m | 3:46AM1.46m | 4:16PM1.65m | 4:42AM1.47m | 5:12PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:57AM0.05m | 9:41PM0.06m | 9:55AM0.02m | 10:38PM0.04m | 10:53AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 439 | 356 | 290 | 291 | 285 | 224 | 223 | 147 | 105 | 77 | 79 | 129 | 145 | 118 | 99 | 88 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 223 | 154 | 121 | 82 | 49 | 47 | 30 | 25 | 26 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 74 | 69 | 48 | 41 | 31 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 9 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 7 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 46 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | — | — | NE 8 | E 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 552 | — | — | — | 3 | 22 | 22 | 37 | 61 | 69 | 86 | 114 | 92 | 55 | 40 | 69 | 43 | 44 | 58 | 72 | 94 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 73 | 89 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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