Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.2° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 8AM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Afternoon (05 Aug)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (05 Aug)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
4
S
12
3.5
S
12
3
S
12
3
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.2
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1
S
17
1.4
S
16
1.7
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6653
5648
4454
3801
4268
3549
2357
1916
1477
1338
565
742
603
412
430
678
593
1001
1279
1772
1465
1121
941
Wind (km/h)
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46AM1.35m
10:10PM1.36m
10:37AM1.40m
11:02PM1.37m
11:31AM1.45m
Low Tide
3:38AM0.21m
4:01PM0.21m
4:25AM0.20m
4:54PM0.20m
5:15AM0.18m
5:49PM0.18m
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light rain
light rain
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rain showers
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
8
8
8
7
8
7
7
7
8
9
7
6
6
5
5
6
9
10
10
11
Feels °C
-3
-2
-1
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
3
2
2
2
4
5
5
6
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