Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 8PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | ESE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 79 | 94 | 109 | 148 | 141 | 99 | 90 | 67 | 136 | 64 | 82 | 104 | 198 | 189 | 150 | 73 | 71 | 88 | 89 | 112 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off |
High Tide | 4:16PM1.65m | 4:42AM1.47m | 5:12PM1.65m | 5:38AM1.48m | 6:07PM1.63m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.02m | 10:38PM0.04m | 10:53AM0.01m | 11:34PM0.03m | 11:50AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 102 | 79 | 94 | 109 | 148 | 141 | 99 | 90 | 67 | 69 | 50 | 48 | 37 | 113 | 113 | 88 | 73 | 61 | 88 | 89 | 112 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 25 | 55 | 52 | 50 | 74 | 69 | 48 | 46 | 32 | 60 | 21 | 15 | 38 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 42 | 71 | 65 | 84 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 16 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 15 | SE 13 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 21 | 17 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 26 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 25 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 27 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 54 | 80 | 114 | 143 | 95 | 75 | 59 | 58 | 67 | 136 | 64 | 82 | 104 | 198 | 189 | 150 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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