Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 4PM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Fri night, light winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4409 | 4084 | 3137 | 2618 | 1913 | 1541 | 1174 | 995 | 717 | 593 | 488 | 409 | 209 | 154 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 151 | 151 | 110 | 106 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:19PM1.39m | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | 5:24AM1.29m | 5:48PM1.40m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:00AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.26m | 10:46AM0.23m | 11:22PM0.24m | 11:33AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 4409 | 4084 | 3137 | 2618 | 1913 | 1541 | 1174 | 995 | 717 | 593 | 488 | 409 | 209 | 68 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 151 | 151 | 110 | 106 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 16 | E 16 | NW 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 71 | 86 | 96 | 66 | 154 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 43 | 42 | 35 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 129 | 98 | 93 | 74 | 70 | 47 | 45 | 46 | 66 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 38 | 74 | 80 | 115 | 116 | 95 | 82 | 49 | 91 | 202 | 352 | 495 | 393 | 203 | 147 | 81 | 42 | 21 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 115 | 60 | 60 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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