Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Issued: 11 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is

12.4° 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 (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night).
	Mon 13					Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	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)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	E 10	E 11	E 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	SW 16	ESE 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	ESE 14	E 13	E 13
Wave Graph
kJ	238	246	238	186	172	127	79	54	53	35	27	18	20	52	50	49	69	45	60	59	66	36	89	92
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	N	N	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off
High Tide				3:36PM1.65m				4:04AM1.48m				4:34PM1.69m				5:01AM1.50m				5:31PM1.71m				5:59AM1.50m
Low Tide		9:14AM0.05m				9:59PM0.04m				10:13AM0.01m				10:58PM0.01m				11:11AM-0.01m				11:56PM-0.01m


	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39
	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	5:07
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	12	12	12	11	12	12	13	13	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	14	14	14	13
Feels °C	3	8	8	8	7	8	5	6	6	7	8	7	7	7	7	7	8	9	8	8	7	8	8	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	E 11	E 11	E 13	E 13
kJ	238	246	238	186	172	127	79	25	22	19	19	14	10	52	50	49	46	45	44	43	66	21	89	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	ESE 10	E 10	E 11	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	ESE 14	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	66	42	41	26	25	31	31	54	53	35	19	18	20	6	11	15	11	25	60	59	58	36	54	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	E 12	—	NE 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 12	SSW 9	E 13	SSW 9	SW 13	SSW 16	SW 16	NE 6	SSW 19	SSW 19	ENE 6	SW 14	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	42	41	26	3	—	6	31	18	18	27	8	14	7	7	26	69	6	37	37	3	33	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NNW 6	N 5	N 5	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7
kJ	67	84	106	99	87	71	87	374	360	331	216	223	421	467	414	320	301	237	229	133	150	284	196	453
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Akito River Mouth and Reef Wairarapa	Ward Beach Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	1	1	1	1	1	124	60	60	115	60	60	60	124	118	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60	60
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa	Seconds (White Rock)	Tora Point	Tora Point	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Seconds (White Rock)	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Akito River Mouth and Reef	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Blackhead	Whareama
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Dinner Plates Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Takou Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	3	1	5	5	6	6	6	6	4	4	4	3	1	5	1
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Shingles New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Nine Mile New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Antiques Maldives	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Tessellated Pavements Australia	Asu Indonesia	Shingles New Zealand	Tessellated Pavements Australia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5	8	7	7	6	8	6	6	6	8	4	4	4	6	4	5	5

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