Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 11AM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | NE 6 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 147 | 94 | 110 | 166 | 209 | 106 | 126 | 96 | 72 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 69 | 56 | 54 | 138 | 84 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 3:46AM1.46m | 4:16PM1.65m | 4:42AM1.47m | 5:12PM1.65m | 5:38AM1.48m | 6:07PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55AM0.02m | 10:38PM0.04m | 10:53AM0.01m | 11:34PM0.03m | 11:50AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 8 | E 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 194 | 147 | 89 | 77 | 57 | 71 | 106 | 101 | 96 | 72 | 56 | 51 | 51 | 48 | 100 | 110 | 83 | 85 | 74 | 96 | 32 | 138 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 28 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 51 | 49 | 67 | 44 | 42 | 32 | 32 | 29 | 21 | 6 | 36 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 69 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | SW 15 | E 12 | SE 14 | ESE 14 | S 9 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | ESE 11 | WSW 4 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 12 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 29 | 60 | 56 | 13 | 2 | 34 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 42 | 69 | 94 | 110 | 166 | 209 | 164 | 126 | 96 | 80 | 88 | 91 | 82 | 82 | 181 | 172 | 137 | 163 | 150 | 137 | 124 | 181 | 84 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 1 | 0 |
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