Tora-Stix Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
13.1°C
1.0° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (17 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (17 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed night, calm by Fri morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
1
1
2
1
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
6
0.7
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
13
0.9
ESE
12
1
SE
12
1
SE
12
0.7
SW
16
0.9
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
61
79
79
102
123
116
84
99
136
151
286
255
278
264
245
348
Wind (km/h)
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
WSW
10
SE
10
ENE
5
SE
10
S
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
High Tide
9:07PM1.34m
9:29AM1.41m
9:56PM1.30m
10:18AM1.39m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.23m
3:51PM0.23m
4:04AM0.27m
4:39PM0.27m
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6:16
6:15
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6:07
6:08
 mm
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
15
16
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
5
7
9
9
11
12
13
9
7
7
8
9
11
11
11
11
10
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