
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (23 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 10PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | ESE 12 | NE 6 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
109 | 73 | 33 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 46 | 15 | 56 | 18 | 33 | 27 | 27 | 1186 | 1986 | 1429 | 1156 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 00:41AM1.28m | 1:07PM1.36m | 1:28AM1.26m | 1:53PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:35PM0.27m | 6:50AM0.27m | 7:24PM0.30m | 7:35AM0.30m | 8:11PM0.32m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | -4 | -1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 7 | ESE 12 | WNW 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
109 | 73 | 33 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 15 | 81 | 46 | 59 | 90 | 53 | 51 | 111 | 111 | 104 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | ESE 12 | S 9 | ESE 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SE 13 | NW 6 | SE 13 | SE 17 | ESE 17 | SE 16 |
4 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 33 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 148 | 188 | 208 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | S 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | ESE 18 | SE 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
20 | 20 | 10 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 27 | 19 | 27 | 30 | 147 | 66 | 65 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 6 | NE 6 | NNW 5 | NE 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 4 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 |
86 | 203 | 342 | 352 | 323 | 244 | 171 | 155 | 46 | 112 | 56 | 161 | 273 | 126 | 33 | 1186 | 1986 | 1429 | 1156 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 115 | 211 | 193 | 173 | 173 | 169 | 173 | 173 | 160 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 124 | 174 | 151 | 85 |
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