
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 1AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed night, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
80 | 79 | 78 | 64 | 62 | 98 | 98 | 133 | 87 | 50 | 45 | 392 | 3134 | 5288 | 5072 | 5314 | 4997 | 4335 | 3982 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:47PM1.33m | 9:08AM1.43m | 9:34PM1.30m | 9:54AM1.41m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.24m | 3:32PM0.22m | 3:42AM0.27m | 4:19PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | — | S 16 |
80 | 79 | 78 | 64 | 62 | 19 | 32 | 29 | 56 | 50 | 53 | 40 | 33 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 12 | — | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 98 | 98 | 133 | 87 | 50 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | S 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 35 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
381 | 287 | 112 | 100 | 97 | 91 | 47 | 27 | 35 | 17 | 59 | 392 | 3134 | 5288 | 5072 | 5314 | 4997 | 4335 | 3982 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 | 153 | 187 | 187 | 174 | 174 | 337 | 258 | 126 |
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