Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 4PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Stix. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, near gales from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1659 | 1047 | 586 | 575 | 1249 | 1058 | 905 | 1822 | 1597 | 1215 | 1127 | 820 | 661 | 560 | 454 | 358 | 297 | 291 | 231 | 227 | 177 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:55AM1.38m | 11:18PM1.29m | 11:43AM1.37m | 00:07AM1.26m | 12:31PM1.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:13PM0.25m | 5:28AM0.27m | 6:01PM0.29m | 6:14AM0.30m | 6:49PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
| kJ | 1214 | 1047 | 586 | 575 | 1249 | 1058 | 905 | 1822 | 1597 | 1215 | 1127 | 820 | 661 | 560 | 454 | 358 | 297 | 291 | 231 | 227 | 177 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ENE 4 | ESE 10 | E 13 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 |
| kJ | 40 | 39 | 142 | 273 | 290 | 457 | 547 | 26 | 27 | 58 | 57 | 45 | 45 | 22 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | SE 12 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 11 | ENE 3 | NW 5 | — | ESE 10 | E 14 | E 16 | E 15 | E 12 | SW 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 36 | 28 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 16 | 44 | 2 | 6 | — | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 1659 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 2 | 30 | 92 | 458 | 821 | 786 | 681 | 567 | 412 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 56 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 160 | 143 |
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