Surf Forecasts:
Tora-Shipwreck surf forecast from 26 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 30 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 30 Jun, 12AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with 3,267 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 30 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tora-Shipwreck this week:
The surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.2m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 1.4m and 10s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tora-Shipwreck in the next 16 days are 2.5m 16s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jun 30) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 04) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Tue 30th Jun) | 8ft (2.5m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tora-Shipwreck over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 58mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 27 | Sunday 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wednesday 1 | Thursday 2 | Fri 3 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | ENE 10 | E 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1650 | 1450 | 1178 | 950 | 1261 | 659 | 418 | 381 | 540 | 3267 | 2276 | 1703 | 1091 | 590 | 269 | 371 | 273 | 212 | 172 | 200 | 233 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:47AM1.26m | 3:11PM1.37m | 3:32AM1.25m | 3:56PM1.39m | 4:17AM1.26m | 4:40PM1.40m | 5:02AM1.26m | 5:25PM1.41m | 5:47AM1.26m | 6:09PM1.41m | 6:31AM1.25m | 6:53PM1.41m | 7:15AM1.24m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53AM0.29m | 9:30PM0.30m | 9:38AM0.30m | 10:16PM0.30m | 10:22AM0.29m | 11:02PM0.29m | 11:07AM0.29m | 11:48PM0.28m | 11:52AM0.28m | 00:33AM0.27m | 12:37PM0.27m | 1:17AM0.27m | 1:21PM0.27m | ||||||||
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 | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | 25 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 |
| kJ | 1650 | 1450 | 1026 | 740 | 596 | 468 | 418 | 381 | 360 | 3267 | 2276 | 1703 | 1091 | 590 | 269 | 338 | 257 | 212 | 172 | 200 | 233 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | 448 | 1178 | 950 | 1261 | 659 | 283 | 135 | 540 | 377 | 379 | 325 | 249 | 267 | 249 | 371 | 273 | 198 | 99 | 85 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 16 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 214 | 143 | 68 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 15 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | E 10 | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1122 | 470 | 503 | 397 | 167 | 74 | 62 | 95 | 170 | 494 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 190 | 182 | 150 | 127 | 172 | 127 | 127 | 238 | 127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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