Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
12.6° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 12AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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)
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSW
15
1.4
SSW
15
1.3
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
2.1
SSW
23
2.4
SSW
22
2.5
SSW
21
2.5
SSW
20
2.4
SSW
19
2.3
SSW
18
2.2
SSW
18
2
SSW
17
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
1.9
SSW
16
2.1
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
975
815
784
840
818
742
732
4698
5577
5467
4772
4242
3481
2976
2351
1830
1785
1740
1900
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
0
SSE
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:24PM1.67m
7:52AM1.48m
8:20PM1.61m
8:48AM1.46m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.00m
2:04PM0.01m
2:43AM0.03m
3:01PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
13
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
12
10
8
8
8
9
10
12
12
11
10
Feels °C
11
9
7
6
6
6
7
10
11
9
6
6
6
7
8
9
9
9
7
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