Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
13.0°C
0.0° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
S
16
0.8
SSW
15
1
S
14
1
SSW
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
492
361
222
167
160
98
104
103
85
74
88
88
129
288
405
390
506
414
305
228
158
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
N
0
SE
5
SSW
5
W
5
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:30PM1.32m
2:55AM1.25m
3:17PM1.34m
3:42AM1.30m
4:05PM1.36m
Low Tide
8:13AM0.30m
8:47PM0.27m
9:01AM0.27m
9:32PM0.24m
9:50AM0.23m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
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6:16
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6:16
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7:45
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7:46
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7:47
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
15
13
12
12
14
15
16
15
15
14
13
12
18
21
20
18
15
Feels °C
15
14
15
16
13
12
11
11
13
12
13
13
13
12
10
9
16
18
17
15
10
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