Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.2° 

Tora-Shipwreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 8PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (08 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sat night, fresh winds from the NW by Sun afternoon).

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
1
S
10
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
1.5
SSW
6
2.1
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
641
534
459
449
424
360
363
296
290
204
200
260
216
184
176
173
169
159
119
175
507
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:27PM1.50m
00:54AM1.40m
1:24PM1.56m
1:51AM1.42m
2:21PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.15m
6:46PM0.15m
7:03AM0.12m
7:44PM0.12m
7:59AM0.09m
8:43PM0.09m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
9
11
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
6
6
6
7
8
8
8
6
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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