Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
12.8°C
0.1° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 9AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (20 Oct)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (20 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.4
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
S
10
0.9
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1364
1518
1375
1180
1210
1195
1117
978
788
494
456
364
284
286
426
722
713
604
461
349
208
163
157
Wind (km/h)
0
WSW
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
5
S
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
0
NNW
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
12:59PM1.33m
1:24AM1.21m
1:44PM1.32m
2:09AM1.22m
2:30PM1.32m
Low Tide
6:43AM0.33m
7:19PM0.31m
7:27AM0.32m
8:03PM0.30m
8:13AM0.30m
8:47PM0.27m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:22
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6:18
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Temp °C
11
11
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
14
17
15
13
12
12
12
12
17
15
19
17
14
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
9
12
13
11
12
11
10
10
10
16
12
16
15
12
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