Tora-Stix Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
12.5° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 19s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 3PM is: 3.5m 19s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)10ft (3.0m)18s
Afternoon (20 Jul)11ft (3.5m)19s
Evening (20 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
4
4
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7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
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)
3
SSW
18
2.1
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
19
3.5
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5209
3008
8022
7387
5974
4803
3833
3080
2350
1942
1558
1192
995
820
703
579
522
522
426
359
278
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SSW
5
S
5
W
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
9:43AM1.43m
10:08PM1.46m
10:37AM1.40m
11:00PM1.39m
11:29AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.11m
4:27AM0.12m
4:51PM0.17m
5:16AM0.18m
5:44PM0.23m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:35
7:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
6
6
9
11
9
9
9
8
8
9
11
11
9
9
Feels °C
6
6
7
6
7
5
4
2
2
6
9
7
7
7
5
6
7
9
9
8
7
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