Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.9° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 6AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Evening (22 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
2
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
1.5
S
6
2.3
SSW
8
1.8
S
8
1.5
S
8
0.5
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
2
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.4
SSW
9
2.3
SSW
10
2
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
668
472
389
262
181
133
576
418
277
155
191
360
556
704
900
901
650
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
25
NW
25
NW
10
WNW
25
S
25
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:02AM1.22m
1:25PM1.34m
1:47AM1.22m
2:11PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:58PM0.32m
7:06AM0.32m
7:43PM0.31m
7:51AM0.30m
8:28PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
13
9
7
8
8
6
6
8
7
7
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
7
7
9
11
4
1
4
5
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
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