Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
13.3°C
1.1° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 11AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (24 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
0
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
2.2
SSW
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.4
S
9
1.3
S
9
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
1.4
S
15
1.3
S
15
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.9
S
11
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
493
844
529
334
298
340
264
243
230
869
723
534
497
513
367
356
285
252
244
220
198
175
187
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
15
N
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:32AM1.24m
2:56PM1.36m
3:18AM1.26m
3:42PM1.37m
4:04AM1.30m
4:28PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:37AM0.27m
9:12PM0.27m
9:24AM0.24m
9:58PM0.24m
10:13AM0.21m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:01
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
9
12
13
11
9
8
8
8
10
13
12
10
9
9
9
9
12
15
16
13
14
Feels °C
2
2
5
7
8
7
5
4
4
5
8
9
7
8
7
7
6
7
10
12
12
8
9
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