Surf Forecasts:
Tora-Shipwreck surf forecast from 4 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 12 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period, SSW swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 12 Sep, 9AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 12s period, SSW swell with 6,165 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 9 Sep, 3AM (local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SSE 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 Wednesday (Sep 09) at 3AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.7m and 8s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m 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 5.0m 12s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 12) at 9AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 4s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 9PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 9AM (Sat 12th Sep) | 16ft (5.0m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tora-Shipwreck over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | S 7 | SSE 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 288 | 121 | 267 | 240 | 75 | 123 | 438 | 1120 | 996 | 875 | 522 | 273 | 186 | 70 | 26 | 71 | 207 | 186 | 531 | 373 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | on | off |
High Tide | 11:15AM1.52m | 11:43PM1.39m | 12:12PM1.54m | 00:40AM1.40m | 1:09PM1.56m | 1:37AM1.41m | 2:06PM1.58m | 2:33AM1.42m | 3:02PM1.58m | 3:29AM1.44m | 3:57PM1.58m | 4:23AM1.45m | 4:51PM1.56m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.14m | 5:52AM0.14m | 6:34PM0.13m | 6:49AM0.11m | 7:31PM0.11m | 7:45AM0.09m | 8:27PM0.10m | 8:42AM0.07m | 9:23PM0.08m | 9:39AM0.06m | 10:18PM0.07m | 10:35AM0.05m | 11:11PM0.07m | ||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:55 | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 6:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | 8 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SW 16 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 73 | 288 | 121 | 267 | 240 | 75 | 62 | 438 | 208 | 100 | 7 | 522 | 273 | 186 | 70 | 26 | 71 | 207 | 53 | 531 | 373 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 5 | SW 16 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | SSW 8 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 6 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 1 | 5 | 47 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 140 | 28 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | S 9 | NE 11 | NE 10 | W 8 | NE 4 | NE 10 | SSW 15 | — | E 16 | E 16 | NE 16 | S 21 | SW 20 | NE 9 | S 8 | SE 7 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | NE 10 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 22 | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 74 | 186 | 25 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | S 7 | NE 6 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | WNW 3 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 2 | 123 | 21 | 1120 | 996 | 875 | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 107 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 61 | 118 | 118 | 0 | 1 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 150 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 73 | 61 | 1 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
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