
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 1PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
671 | 715 | 1303 | 1646 | 1432 | 1187 | 1017 | 949 | 924 | 796 | 1861 | 7455 | 8051 | 7881 | 6848 | 5953 | 4635 | 4059 | 3376 | 2836 | 2682 | 2581 | 2418 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 6:55AM1.50m | 7:24PM1.67m | 7:52AM1.48m | 8:20PM1.61m | 8:48AM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM-0.01m | 1:07PM-0.02m | 1:49AM0.00m | 2:04PM0.01m | 2:43AM0.03m | 3:01PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ESE 14 | SSW 23 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
232 | 223 | 1303 | 1646 | 1432 | 1187 | 1017 | 699 | 644 | 623 | 785 | 7455 | 8051 | 7881 | 6848 | 5953 | 4635 | 4059 | 3376 | 2836 | 2682 | 2581 | 2418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | SSW 24 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
671 | 715 | 848 | 892 | 870 | 953 | 962 | 949 | 924 | 796 | 1861 | 712 | 595 | 578 | 569 | 486 | 434 | 362 | 357 | 351 | 261 | 245 | 193 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
138 | 261 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 128 | 438 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 34 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
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