Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (27 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 12AM is: 1.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
472 | 421 | 604 | 1125 | 2048 | 2953 | 2276 | 2884 | 2605 | 1889 | 1635 | 1270 | 905 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 416 | 244 | 253 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:54AM1.25m | 4:19PM1.39m | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:52PM0.29m | 10:00AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.26m | 10:46AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | S 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
472 | 421 | 604 | 1125 | 2048 | 2953 | 2276 | 2884 | 2605 | 1889 | 1635 | 1270 | 905 | 764 | 613 | 496 | 416 | 244 | 253 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | SE 16 | SE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 86 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 66 | 77 | 62 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | SW 5 | N 4 | ESE 12 | — | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
13 | — | 1 | 1 | 31 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 87 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NW 3 |
9 | 17 | 20 | 14 | 18 | — | — | — | 12 | 34 | 42 | 47 | 55 | 64 | 73 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 64 | 118 | 124 | 1 | 85 | 26 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 144 | 61 |
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