Tora-Stix Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
11.6°C
0.2° 

Tora-Stix 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-Stix today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 4PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
10
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
812
593
488
409
209
164
164
164
202
188
149
143
106
74
78
78
125
204
285
314
604
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
15
NW
5
SW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
20
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
High Tide
5:03PM1.40m
5:24AM1.29m
5:48PM1.40m
6:10AM1.32m
6:34PM1.40m
Low Tide
10:46AM0.23m
11:22PM0.24m
11:33AM0.21m
00:07AM0.22m
12:21PM0.19m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
6:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
12
13
15
15
12
10
10
10
8
11
15
15
14
9
Feels °C
9
10
9
9
10
7
7
6
7
11
13
8
6
6
7
5
8
10
8
6
5
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