Tora-Shipwreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.51° S 175.53° E

Tora-Shipwreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
13.4°C
1.4° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 1PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
6
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
1.6
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
128
125
190
230
284
334
398
389
334
279
273
234
266
258
224
157
127
81
62
47
81
121
157
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
25
W
15
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:37AM1.41m
2:06PM1.58m
2:33AM1.42m
3:02PM1.58m
3:29AM1.44m
3:57PM1.58m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.09m
8:27PM0.10m
8:42AM0.07m
9:23PM0.08m
9:39AM0.06m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
6
11
5
Temp °C
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
8
8
7
10
13
14
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
9
7
8
Feels °C
6
6
7
7
6
7
6
6
5
4
6
9
11
8
6
5
3
4
5
7
5
-1
1
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