
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 12AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
975 | 815 | 784 | 840 | 818 | 742 | 732 | 4698 | 5577 | 5467 | 4772 | 4242 | 3481 | 2976 | 2351 | 1830 | 1785 | 1740 | 1900 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 7:24PM1.67m | 7:52AM1.48m | 8:20PM1.61m | 8:48AM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:49AM0.00m | 2:04PM0.01m | 2:43AM0.03m | 3:01PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
975 | 815 | 784 | 840 | 818 | 742 | 732 | 4698 | 5577 | 5467 | 4772 | 4242 | 3481 | 2976 | 2351 | 1830 | 1785 | 1740 | 1900 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
870 | 773 | 633 | 490 | 452 | 374 | 298 | 621 | 595 | 578 | 493 | 479 | 434 | 362 | 357 | 351 | 261 | 245 | 190 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 122 | 406 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 4 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 85 | 85 | 26 |
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