Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 28). 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 (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 413 | 265 | 257 | 154 | 164 | 205 | 244 | 195 | 184 | 146 | 106 | 75 | 74 | 48 | 65 | 119 | 190 | 219 | 147 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 5:03PM1.40m | 5:24AM1.29m | 5:48PM1.40m | 6:10AM1.32m | 6:34PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.24m | 11:33AM0.21m | 00:07AM0.22m | 12:21PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 413 | 265 | 257 | 154 | 164 | 205 | 244 | 195 | 184 | 146 | 106 | 75 | 74 | 37 | 65 | 119 | 190 | 219 | 147 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | SSW 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 64 | 66 | 68 | 68 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 43 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 39 | 48 | 25 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 102 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 13 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 12 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 119 | 29 | 61 | 56 | 52 | 28 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 33 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | W 5 | — | WSW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 37 | 30 | — | 2 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | 17 | 18 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 116 | 61 | 124 | 116 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 73 | 118 | 118 |
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