Tora-Stix Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
11.9° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 4PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (19 Aug)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
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2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
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)
4.5
S
15
4
S
15
3.5
S
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.4
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
13
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.9
S
13
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
12
2
SSW
16
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8355
6979
5409
3773
3113
2605
1901
1497
1619
1027
993
909
1226
1058
920
1866
1421
1090
901
727
579
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
ESE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:04AM1.41m
10:29PM1.34m
10:55AM1.38m
11:18PM1.29m
11:43AM1.37m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.21m
4:41AM0.23m
5:13PM0.25m
5:28AM0.27m
6:01PM0.29m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
8
8
8
9
9
10
10
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
8
8
10
12
13
11
10
Feels °C
2
3
4
3
3
5
6
6
7
6
7
7
8
7
6
6
7
9
10
8
6
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