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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 3PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s 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) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 98 | 133 | 74 | 68 | 135 | 405 | 3734 | 6107 | 4725 | 5102 | 4904 | 5032 | 4637 | 4019 | 3676 | 3328 | 2448 | 1776 | 1425 | 1182 | 869 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:08AM1.43m | 9:34PM1.30m | 9:54AM1.41m | 10:21PM1.28m | 10:41AM1.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32PM0.22m | 3:42AM0.27m | 4:19PM0.25m | 4:28AM0.30m | 5:05PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -2 | -2 | -1 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | S 17 | SSW 16 | — | — | SSW 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 98 | 133 | 34 | 68 | 35 | 37 | 32 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 11 | — | 22 | 84 | — | — | 530 | 911 | 669 | 454 | 358 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 6 | SSW 11 | NE 7 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 16 | 74 | 39 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 10 | SW 12 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 13 | E 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 16 | 35 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 32 | 40 | 19 | 3 | 135 | 405 | 3734 | 6107 | 4725 | 5102 | 4904 | 5032 | 4637 | 4019 | 3676 | 3328 | 2448 | 1776 | 1425 | 1182 | 869 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 163 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 174 | 337 | 270 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 126 | 201 | 297 | 297 | 151 | 89 |
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