Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
11.8° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 4AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NNW on Wed night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Thursday
30
Friday
31
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)
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
12
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
609
599
522
514
418
411
331
320
251
251
251
202
154
151
116
85
84
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:13AM1.26m
5:37PM1.41m
5:58AM1.26m
6:21PM1.40m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.28m
11:19AM0.25m
11:59PM0.26m
12:04PM0.24m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
9
10
9
10
11
13
13
12
13
13
12
11
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
4
5
4
5
5
8
8
6
8
7
7
4
3
4
4
2
2
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