Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 12PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 8°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the E by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1189 | 1055 | 966 | 752 | 692 | 634 | 1003 | 1694 | 3550 | 3142 | 4193 | 3426 | 3195 | 2449 | 2027 | 1558 | 1174 | 980 | 717 | 593 | 416 | 170 | 157 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:09AM1.24m | 3:34PM1.38m | 3:54AM1.25m | 4:19PM1.39m | 4:39AM1.27m | 5:03PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:14AM0.28m | 9:52PM0.29m | 10:00AM0.26m | 10:37PM0.26m | 10:46AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 1189 | 1055 | 966 | 752 | 692 | 634 | 1003 | 1694 | 3550 | 3142 | 4193 | 3426 | 3195 | 2449 | 2027 | 1558 | 1174 | 980 | 717 | 593 | 416 | 93 | 90 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | S 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 16 | NW 5 | NW 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 36 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 181 | 19 | 211 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 85 | 105 | 170 | 157 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 16 | — | — | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 40 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 9 | 8 | 8 | 169 | 127 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SSE 4 | S 6 | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNW 4 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 44 | 47 | 56 | 107 | 509 | 586 | 622 | 24 | 186 | — | — | — | 10 | 37 | 56 | 74 | 83 | 75 | 92 | 27 | 169 | 402 | 301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 173 | 85 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 91 | 115 | 124 | 60 |
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