Tora-Stix Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
12.9°C
0.7° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 5AM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)10ft (3.0m)8s
Afternoon (23 Sep)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (23 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Fri morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
3
2
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
16
2.2
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
10
2.3
SSW
10
2.2
SSW
9
2.2
SSW
8
2.3
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
280
229
444
871
1021
919
1365
970
761
629
719
773
712
614
505
431
380
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
WNW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
15
SW
15
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
1:47AM1.22m
2:11PM1.34m
2:32AM1.24m
2:56PM1.36m
Low Tide
7:43PM0.31m
7:51AM0.30m
8:28PM0.29m
8:37AM0.27m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
7
8
9
8
7
9
9
7
8
7
6
6
9
11
12
11
8
Feels °C
3
4
2
1
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
5
6
7
8
4
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