Tora-Stix Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 18 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 2AM is: 5.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, calm by Thu night).

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
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2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
SSW
11
6
SSW
11
5.5
S
11
5
S
11
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8359
8342
6774
5787
8355
6979
5710
3544
2909
2605
1901
1497
1584
1027
993
909
1226
Wind (km/h)
45
SSW
45
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
0
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:38PM1.40m
10:04AM1.41m
10:29PM1.34m
10:55AM1.38m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.18m
4:22PM0.21m
4:41AM0.23m
5:13PM0.25m
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
Feels °C
-3
-3
-1
1
2
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
7
8
7
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