Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
13.1°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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 4PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (10 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (10 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
0
1
2
2
0
0
2
2
0
2
3
4
3
1
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
E
8
0.4
SW
13
1.7
SSW
6
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.8
SSW
7
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
18
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.9
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
16
3
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
60
50
226
269
279
337
431
413
404
395
390
386
377
412
1180
1830
2143
3629
5457
5441
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
5
WNW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
S
20
S
10
E
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
off
High Tide
3:57PM1.58m
4:23AM1.45m
4:51PM1.56m
5:17AM1.46m
5:44PM1.52m
Low Tide
9:39AM0.06m
10:18PM0.07m
10:35AM0.05m
11:11PM0.07m
11:31AM0.06m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
3
Temp °C
12
11
9
8
9
9
8
7
9
12
13
12
10
9
10
9
10
11
10
9
7
Feels °C
6
6
4
1
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
10
8
4
8
7
8
9
5
6
4
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