Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Issued: 6 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is

12.8°C

Tora-Stix surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	13s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 12							Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 4	NE 5	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	51	47	35	17	17	17	18	45	65	63	56	51	53	31	30	75	64	97	91	80	51	79	78
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NE	E	E	NE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		6:45AM1.45m					7:10PM1.39m				7:33AM1.45m				7:59PM1.36m				8:20AM1.45m				8:47PM1.33m
Low Tide					1:04PM0.15m				1:22AM0.18m				1:54PM0.17m				2:09AM0.21m				2:43PM0.20m


	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	17	17	17	16	16	14	15	17	19	20	20	17	17	16	17	17	18	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	12	12	16	15	15	14	14	11	12	13	14	14	16	12	12	11	12	12	14	13	15	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 5	E 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	75	57	55	41	40	28	19	17	12	38	38	27	26	17	22	21	15	15	91	80	51	79	78
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 5	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	ENE 7	ENE 7	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 17	SW 16	SSW 16	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	10	47	35	17	17	17	17	19	19	63	56	51	53	20	20	75	64	97	10	8	4	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	S 11	WNW 3	W 3	—	WNW 4	WNW 5	NW 5	SW 16	S 10	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9
kJ	51	2	1	1	—	2	2	7	65	2	14	14	13	31	30	4	4	3	3	3	3	8	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	WNW 4	NW 4	—	ENE 2	ENE 3	ENE 4	NE 5	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	WNW 6
kJ	34	3	5	—	1	3	18	45	35	112	188	253	332	261	186	143	240	352	193	261	306	342	124
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Herbertville Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	God Squad Wairarapa	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Meatworks Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	1	321	290	1	0	0	1	115	143	60	151	151	60	8	128	60	128	163	0	173	60
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef	Ning Nong Point and Reef			Tora Point	Blackhead	Tora Point	Tora Point	Blackhead	Pourere Beach	Herbertville	Pourere Beach	Blackhead	Uruti Point	Seconds (White Rock)		Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Seconds (White Rock)		Uruti Point
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1		1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	1	2	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	6	7	7	4	4

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