Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
11.7° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 12PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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)
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1
S
10
0.7
S
13
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
9
0.6
SE
13
1.4
SSW
7
1.8
SSW
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.4
S
8
1.6
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
363
296
290
204
163
260
216
180
176
173
137
159
119
128
168
375
520
373
270
561
306
248
250
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
15
NE
25
N
25
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:54AM1.40m
1:24PM1.56m
1:51AM1.42m
2:21PM1.60m
2:49AM1.44m
3:19PM1.64m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.12m
7:44PM0.12m
7:59AM0.09m
8:43PM0.09m
8:57AM0.05m
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7:16
7:16
7:13
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5:30
5:30
5:30
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Temp °C
10
10
11
12
14
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
10
10
11
11
10
8
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
9
6
5
6
6
8
9
8
7
6
5
3
6
7
7
8
8
6
4
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