
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (23 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 11AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
308 | 190 | 164 | 100 | 203 | 147 | 240 | 443 | 563 | 824 | 700 | 507 | 454 | 390 | 280 | 256 | 214 | 329 | 407 | 400 | 348 | 367 | 372 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:55AM1.25m | 3:17PM1.34m | 3:42AM1.30m | 4:05PM1.36m | 4:30AM1.36m | 4:55PM1.39m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:01AM0.27m | 9:32PM0.24m | 9:50AM0.23m | 10:18PM0.21m | 10:42AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
308 | 190 | 164 | 100 | 203 | 147 | 131 | 443 | 563 | 824 | 700 | 507 | 454 | 390 | 280 | 256 | 214 | 329 | 407 | 400 | 348 | 367 | 372 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 8 | S 8 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 |
13 | 63 | 46 | 68 | 5 | 51 | 240 | 96 | 112 | 31 | 47 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 38 | 34 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 55 | 22 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | S 21 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | NE 9 | E 15 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
3 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 26 | 28 | 16 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | W 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NW 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — |
5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 91 | 186 | 167 | 123 | 93 | 101 | 105 | 83 | 135 | 68 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 56 | 0 | 0 | 280 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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