Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 12AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2605 | 2080 | 1635 | 1270 | 1018 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 413 | 260 | 257 | 154 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 195 | 149 | 143 | 110 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | 5:24AM1.29m | 5:48PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.26m | 10:46AM0.23m | 11:22PM0.24m | 11:33AM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2605 | 2080 | 1635 | 1270 | 1018 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 413 | 260 | 257 | 154 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 195 | 149 | 143 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | SSW 12 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 81 | 119 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 35 | 33 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSE 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 61 | 56 | 52 | 31 | 31 | 43 | 41 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | N 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 6 | WSW 4 | NNW 2 |
| kJ | 8 | 34 | 44 | 66 | 61 | 47 | 51 | 113 | 3 | 86 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 50 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 118 | 116 | 73 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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