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Tora-Stix surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
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Tora-Stix surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today?
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 8 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | |
76 | 25 | 47 | 43 | 33 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 78 | 42 | 65 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | 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 | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:08PM1.71m | 7:39AM1.51m | 8:06PM1.71m | 8:36AM1.50m | 9:04PM1.68m | 9:34AM1.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM-0.02m | 1:48PM0.00m | 2:33AM-0.02m | 2:47PM0.01m | 3:30AM0.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | |
5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | |
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Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | S 8 | S 10 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 11 | S 11 | WNW 6 | S 10 | S 5 | S 5 |
76 | 23 | 10 | 13 | 33 | 48 | 29 | 14 | 80 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 23 | 21 | 57 | 18 | 65 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SSW 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | WNW 5 | S 10 | SSE 10 |
19 | 16 | 47 | 43 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | NW 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 | ENE 10 | S 14 | S 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 12 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 |
28 | 25 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NE 4 | NW 5 | NE 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | S 10 | S 5 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 30 | 5 | 94 | 167 | 261 | 261 | 253 | 261 | 342 | 444 | 553 | 400 | 238 | 78 | 42 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 60 | 161 | 63 | 160 | 183 | 255 | 187 | 192 | 163 | 163 | 128 | 166 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 |
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