Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
12.2° 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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 8AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
13
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.4
SE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1094
946
917
791
727
703
609
599
522
514
418
411
331
320
302
251
251
195
154
151
116
85
84
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
40
NW
35
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
40
WNW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:29AM1.25m
4:53PM1.40m
5:13AM1.26m
5:37PM1.41m
5:58AM1.26m
6:21PM1.40m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.27m
11:14PM0.28m
11:19AM0.25m
11:59PM0.26m
12:04PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:21
 mm
2
Temp °C
8
7
9
12
12
10
10
10
10
11
11
13
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
4
3
5
8
8
5
5
5
5
6
5
7
8
6
7
7
7
4
2
4
2
2
1
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