Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 11AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 286 | 255 | 278 | 303 | 451 | 537 | 656 | 630 | 1794 | 1599 | 1145 | 982 | 662 | 499 | 367 | 350 | 817 | 1564 | 2244 | 3484 | 6583 | 9251 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:18AM1.39m | 10:44PM1.27m | 11:05AM1.37m | 11:31PM1.25m | 11:53AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:04AM0.27m | 4:39PM0.27m | 4:51AM0.30m | 5:26PM0.30m | 5:36AM0.32m | 6:12PM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | -1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 6 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 89 | 286 | 255 | 278 | 303 | 451 | 537 | 656 | 630 | 1794 | 1599 | 1145 | 982 | 662 | 499 | 367 | 350 | 64 | 58 | 46 | 39 | 39 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 151 | 41 | 31 | 164 | 71 | 179 | 140 | 273 | 247 | 205 | 195 | 157 | 157 | 123 | 126 | 82 | 82 | 59 | 10 | 6 | 10 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 6 | SSW 16 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | NE 6 | SSW 18 | NE 12 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | NE 11 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | — |
| kJ | 44 | 100 | 98 | 16 | 164 | 70 | 132 | 6 | 469 | 6 | 23 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 117 | 119 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | 9 | 38 | 252 | 418 | 1152 | 835 | 817 | 1564 | 2244 | 3484 | 6583 | 9251 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 124 | 118 | 128 | 124 | 61 | 61 | 269 | 320 | 85 |
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