Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 10PM is: 0.8m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, strong winds from the S by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 200 | 261 | 360 | 671 | 1659 | 2640 | 3414 | 3495 | 3137 | 2929 | 2624 | 2165 | 1830 | 1592 | 1208 | 955 | 594 | 1265 | 942 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.58m | 7:27AM1.47m | 7:54PM1.52m | 8:21AM1.45m | 8:46PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:22AM0.05m | 1:42PM0.06m | 2:14AM0.08m | 2:37PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 306 | 343 | 216 | 221 | 226 | 212 | 197 | 153 | 141 | 138 | 629 | 635 | 706 | 661 | 636 | 610 | 482 | 334 | 363 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 15 | SSW 19 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 200 | 261 | 360 | 48 | 22 | 23 | — | 38 | 204 | 554 | 133 | 115 | 148 | 188 | 233 | 233 | 594 | 264 | 249 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | SSW 20 | SW 16 | — | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 11 | SE 11 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 18 | 5 | 58 | 18 | 17 | 16 | — | — | 77 | 255 | — | 10 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 272 | 137 | 21 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 5 | SW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 103 | 671 | 1659 | 2640 | 3414 | 3495 | 3137 | 2929 | 2624 | 2165 | 1830 | 1592 | 1208 | 955 | 226 | 1265 | 942 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 63 | 224 | 252 | 251 | 270 | 270 | 270 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 173 | 151 | 72 | 0 |
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