Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 6AM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
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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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5802 | 5019 | 3191 | 1977 | 1230 | 831 | 608 | 734 | 593 | 480 | 389 | 274 | 245 | 367 | 709 | 489 | 323 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:17AM1.23m | 12:39PM1.34m | 1:02AM1.22m | 1:25PM1.34m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.32m | 6:58PM0.32m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:43PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Feels °C | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SE 12 | SSW 17 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | 30 | 5019 | 3191 | 1977 | 1230 | 831 | 608 | 734 | 593 | 480 | 389 | 274 | 46 | 24 | 59 | 489 | 323 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 10 | SE 12 | SW 18 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 8 | 23 | 78 | 117 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 8 | WNW 4 | NE 9 | E 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | SSW 11 | S 6 | S 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 5802 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 35 | 245 | 367 | 709 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 74 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 85 | 150 | 118 | 1 | 0 |
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