Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
12.7°C
0.7° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 10PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)--
Afternoon (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (12 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
4
5
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
S
12
2.4
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4960
5534
4875
3642
2817
2056
1605
1174
2039
1463
1672
1565
1334
1234
1082
940
800
651
606
Wind (km/h)
10
S
5
SE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
E
10
E
5
NE
10
N
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:09AM1.46m
6:36PM1.48m
7:01AM1.46m
7:27PM1.43m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.09m
12:25PM0.08m
00:53AM0.11m
1:19PM0.11m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:05
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
9
7
7
8
13
12
11
10
8
9
9
8
11
13
13
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
6
3
3
5
10
8
8
7
6
7
6
5
9
10
10
9
9
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