Surf Forecasts:
Tora Point surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 7 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 9s period, E swell with cross-onshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period, E swell with 4,510 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tora Point this week:
The surf forecast for Tora Point over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.3m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.8m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tora Point in the next 16 days are 4.5m 11s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 9PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.4m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 05) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 11ft (3.5m) 9s |
| Most Powerful | 9PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 15ft (4.5m) 11s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tora Point over the next 16 days.
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Alright, let’s talk Tora Point.
The first few days are nothing special. Swell’s there, but the wind’s all wrong – cross or onshore, so the surface is chopped up. Later in the window, we get some serious quality.
Sunday the 5th starts small – 0.8m from the east, cross-off wind in the morning, not worth it. By Sunday afternoon, we get a little bump: 1.4m from east-northeast, period around 9 seconds, and the wind goes offshore from the north-northwest. That’s a clean window with combined energy of 397 – decent for a few fun waves.
Monday the 6th is a write-off – strong onshore wind, lumpy, 2.1m but messy. Tuesday the 7th gets big – 2.5m then 4.0m in the afternoon, but the swell is too big for this break. Combined energy hits 3914, and the wind is light cross-onshore – only for experts if you’re brave. Wednesday and Thursday keep the size, but wind is not your friend.
Then we get a sweet run. Monday the 13th morning: clean 1.0m from the southeast, period 9 seconds, offshore wind from the north-northwest. Light breeze, clean. Combined energy 385. That afternoon stays clean with 0.8m. Tuesday the 14th morning is glassy – no wind, a 0.8m south-southeast groundswell with a very long 12-second period. That’s a rare, smooth treat with combined energy of 292.
Thursday the 16th: 1.8m from the southeast at 12 seconds, offshore wind from the north, combined energy 1264. Excellent for experienced surfers. That afternoon stays clean with 1.7m. Friday the 17th is the big one: 2.2m from the southeast, 15-second period – that’s proper groundswell. Combined energy 2677, clean with cross-off and offshore wind. This is the standout. Long, powerful walls, good shape. It’ll be a bit big for beginners – intermediates and up will love it.
Saturday the 18th is huge – 3.0m then 5.5m with a 14-second swell – but wind turns cross and strong. Combined energy hits 15289 – that’s kite territory, not paddle. Sunday the 19th is still big and messy. Monday the 20th finishes with a clean 1.5m from the south, period 10 seconds, offshore wind, combined energy 620 – very good surf.
The two best windows: Tuesday the 14th morning for glassy, long-period perfection, and Friday the 17th for the powerful, long-period groundswell with clean wind. That Friday is the one to block out.
Tora Point is a point break, exposed, fairly consistent. Crowds are rare. Water temp is about average for this time of year.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 457 | 128 | 311 | 111 | 313 | 780 | 702 | 1270 | 3572 | 3771 | 1379 | 1165 | 802 | 2379 | 2508 | 1835 | 1155 | 1594 | 1490 | 2049 | 1649 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.23m | 9:02PM1.36m | 9:26AM1.24m | 9:46PM1.35m | 10:11AM1.27m | 10:32PM1.35m | 11:00AM1.32m | 11:21PM1.35m | 11:51AM1.38m | 00:15AM1.37m | 12:45PM1.45m | 1:10AM1.39m | 1:41PM1.52m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 2:43AM0.26m | 2:48PM0.27m | 3:24AM0.25m | 3:33PM0.27m | 4:06AM0.24m | 4:21PM0.26m | 4:50AM0.22m | 5:11PM0.24m | 5:37AM0.20m | 6:05PM0.21m | 6:27AM0.17m | 7:01PM0.17m | 7:21AM0.13m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — |
 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | 5:04 |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | — | 6 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | E 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 14 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 457 | 128 | 311 | 105 | 131 | 51 | 702 | 314 | 197 | 136 | 1379 | 1165 | 802 | 99 | 118 | 789 | 697 | 1594 | 1490 | 116 | 1649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SW 17 | E 10 | E 9 | ENE 8 | SSW 19 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 11 | 75 | 111 | 164 | 143 | 246 | 103 | 97 | 321 | 114 | 367 | 33 | — | 12 | 60 | 240 | 280 | — | 75 | 356 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 17 | SW 17 | SW 14 | E 10 | — | E 11 | — | S 10 | — | SE 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | SSW 19 | SW 10 | NE 9 | — | SSW 20 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 5 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 123 | — | 108 | — | 48 | — | 14 | 60 | 38 | — | — | 140 | 52 | 12 | — | 152 | 360 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NE 8 | — | — | ENE 8 | E 10 | — | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | S 7 | — | S 7 | SSE 9 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 10 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 17 | 268 | — | — | 313 | 780 | — | 1270 | 3572 | 3771 | 251 | — | 279 | 2379 | 2508 | 1835 | 1155 | 612 | 716 | 2049 | 969 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 162 | 85 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 127 | 115 | 89 | 1 | 64 | 127 | 224 | 201 | 201 | 201 | 150 | 270 |
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