Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 30 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
11.9°C
0.0° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 2AM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (31 Aug)7ft (2.2m)12s
Evening (31 Aug)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
!
!
1
1
!
3
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
17
1.1
SSW
17
2.2
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
4.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
209
136
459
692
2189
2088
1652
1477
2165
3441
5862
5974
3233
3613
6387
4013
3919
3501
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
35
WNW
20
WSW
5
S
5
N
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
S
30
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:34PM1.40m
6:57AM1.35m
7:21PM1.40m
7:45AM1.38m
8:10PM1.39m
Low Tide
00:52AM0.20m
1:10PM0.18m
1:38AM0.19m
2:00PM0.17m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
2
7
4
2
Temp °C
17
14
13
9
9
11
13
14
14
8
6
6
6
7
8
10
10
9
9
Feels °C
12
6
8
7
7
3
5
8
7
2
-1
1
1
2
2
4
5
6
4
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