Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 8PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 16s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1982 | 1740 | 1785 | 1708 | 1540 | 1277 | 903 | 669 | 559 | 438 | 415 | 503 | 625 | 1057 | 968 | 803 | 548 | 422 | 279 | 263 | 197 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:59PM1.33m | 1:24AM1.21m | 1:44PM1.32m | 2:09AM1.22m | 2:30PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:19PM0.31m | 7:27AM0.32m | 8:03PM0.30m | 8:13AM0.30m | 8:47PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 1982 | 1740 | 1785 | 1708 | 1540 | 1277 | 903 | 669 | 559 | 438 | 415 | 503 | 625 | 1057 | 968 | 803 | 548 | 422 | 279 | 263 | 197 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 4 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | E 15 | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNE 10 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | 37 | 7 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 166 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 61 | 59 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
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