Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 5AM is: 4.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 271 | 2466 | 5015 | 4869 | 4335 | 3674 | 3392 | 2990 | 2737 | 2463 | 1219 | 1008 | 1763 | 878 | 843 | 655 | 1066 | 1046 | 2468 | 1759 | 1533 | 1359 | 1226 | 1121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:54AM1.41m | 10:21PM1.28m | 10:41AM1.39m | 11:08PM1.25m | 11:28AM1.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.27m | 4:19PM0.25m | 4:28AM0.30m | 5:05PM0.28m | 5:13AM0.31m | 5:51PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | -1 | -4 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 37 | 34 | 29 | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | 23 | 50 | 174 | 1219 | 1008 | 606 | 437 | 475 | 243 | 736 | 658 | 1735 | 1759 | 1533 | 1359 | 1226 | 1121 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 269 | 384 | 125 | 113 | 48 | 125 | 206 | 158 | 103 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 78 | 225 | 423 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 271 | 2466 | 5015 | 4869 | 4335 | 3674 | 3392 | 2990 | 2737 | 2463 | 1022 | 998 | 1763 | 878 | 843 | 655 | 1066 | 1046 | 2468 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 193 | 186 | 186 | 174 | 337 | 290 | 270 | 127 | 238 | 127 | 124 | 253 | 299 | 150 | 89 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 1 | 0 |
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