Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (01 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 9PM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Sep) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (01 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, strong winds from the NW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
7360 | 6790 | 5688 | 4599 | 3898 | 3724 | 3259 | 5432 | 4029 | 3293 | 2507 | 1901 | 1387 | 965 | 692 | 514 | 411 | 331 | 259 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.39m | 8:34AM1.42m | 9:00PM1.39m | 9:26AM1.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:25AM0.18m | 2:52PM0.17m | 3:14AM0.17m | 3:46PM0.16m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
7360 | 6790 | 5688 | 4599 | 3898 | 3724 | 3259 | 5432 | 4029 | 3293 | 2507 | 1901 | 1387 | 965 | 692 | 514 | 411 | 331 | 259 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
20 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 1093 | 1437 | 2111 | — | 12 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 |
— | — | — | — | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
— | — | 24 | 87 | 39 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 71 | 124 | 251 | 412 | 350 | 293 | 421 | 490 | 467 | 434 | 505 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 1 | 88 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 63 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
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