Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
12.7°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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 9AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (05 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
11
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
1.1
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
2
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
84
73
76
288
269
190
121
65
119
267
237
240
109
108
75
68
63
123
336
438
421
356
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
11:15AM1.52m
11:43PM1.39m
12:12PM1.54m
00:40AM1.40m
1:09PM1.56m
Low Tide
4:58AM0.15m
5:37PM0.14m
5:52AM0.14m
6:34PM0.13m
6:49AM0.11m
7:31PM0.11m
clear
clear
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
2
13
9
7
5
5
3
2
Temp °C
11
11
13
15
14
12
13
13
13
14
14
16
15
14
14
15
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
Feels °C
4
5
7
9
7
3
5
7
7
7
7
9
10
8
10
12
8
6
5
3
3
3
2
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