Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 4PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Fri morning, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SW 8 | W 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1597 | 1215 | 1127 | 820 | 661 | 560 | 454 | 358 | 297 | 291 | 231 | 227 | 177 | 128 | 94 | 48 | 33 | 34 | 33 | 67 | 635 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:43AM1.37m | 00:07AM1.26m | 12:31PM1.36m | 00:54AM1.24m | 1:17PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:01PM0.29m | 6:14AM0.30m | 6:49PM0.31m | 6:59AM0.32m | 7:35PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 13 | SW 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 1597 | 1215 | 1127 | 820 | 661 | 560 | 454 | 358 | 297 | 291 | 231 | 227 | 177 | 128 | 94 | 48 | 31 | 17 | 33 | 67 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 27 | 65 | 64 | 45 | 45 | 21 | 20 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 33 | 34 | 16 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | ESE 13 | E 11 | — | WNW 4 | — | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 15 | E 9 | SW 14 | SSW 13 | — | SW 19 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 25 | 16 | 57 | — | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 16 | — | 14 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 62 | 240 | 513 | 855 | 612 | 540 | 501 | 444 | 495 | 1063 | 1486 | 778 | 495 | 521 | 635 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 60 | 60 | 118 | 124 | 72 | 143 | 143 | 169 | 169 | 193 | 169 | 169 | 118 | 128 |
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