
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
788 | 494 | 456 | 371 | 291 | 291 | 433 | 849 | 849 | 623 | 484 | 355 | 222 | 163 | 157 | 92 | 89 | 99 | 83 | 81 | 35 | 134 | 312 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:24AM1.21m | 1:44PM1.32m | 2:09AM1.22m | 2:30PM1.32m | 2:55AM1.25m | 3:17PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.32m | 8:03PM0.30m | 8:13AM0.30m | 8:47PM0.27m | 9:01AM0.27m | 9:32PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSW 15 |
788 | 494 | 456 | 371 | 291 | 291 | 433 | 849 | 849 | 623 | 484 | 355 | 222 | 163 | 157 | 92 | 89 | 99 | 81 | 23 | 35 | 27 | 312 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSW 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | S 16 | SSE 9 |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 85 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 64 | 61 | 83 | 81 | 31 | 134 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 15 | — | NE 13 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | NE 12 | SW 12 | SW 9 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | SSE 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 |
— | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | — | 7 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 23 | 39 | 20 | 12 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 30 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 5 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 17 | 4 | 8 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 59 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
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