Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 10AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (23 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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)
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
S
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
9
0.5
S
16
0.8
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
103
85
76
134
159
129
284
492
465
600
498
368
279
214
161
146
157
213
239
204
212
162
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
NW
5
S
10
SE
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:55AM1.25m
3:17PM1.34m
3:42AM1.30m
4:05PM1.36m
4:30AM1.36m
4:55PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:01AM0.27m
9:32PM0.24m
9:50AM0.23m
10:18PM0.21m
10:42AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
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7:47
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Temp °C
11
12
15
15
15
15
16
15
13
12
18
20
20
17
15
16
13
13
17
20
19
17
13
Feels °C
9
10
14
13
12
13
14
13
10
9
16
17
16
12
10
11
9
9
14
17
18
15
10
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