Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.1° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 9AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (21 Oct)4ft (1.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.5
S
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
16
0.8
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
788
494
456
371
291
291
433
849
849
623
484
355
222
163
157
92
89
99
83
81
35
134
312
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
5
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
S
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WNW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
W
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:24AM1.21m
1:44PM1.32m
2:09AM1.22m
2:30PM1.32m
2:55AM1.25m
3:17PM1.34m
Low Tide
7:27AM0.32m
8:03PM0.30m
8:13AM0.30m
8:47PM0.27m
9:01AM0.27m
9:32PM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:16
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7:45
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Temp °C
11
11
15
17
15
13
12
12
11
12
16
15
18
17
15
13
12
12
14
14
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
9
14
13
11
12
10
9
9
10
15
12
16
16
14
12
10
11
12
11
12
13
13
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