Tora-Stix Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
13.2°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 10AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (21 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (21 Sep)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
0
0
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
11
2.3
SSW
11
2
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
13
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.3
S
11
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
8
1.7
SSW
8
1.4
SSW
8
1.9
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
SSW
9
2.4
SSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4346
2638
1635
1146
819
1075
773
569
418
325
396
737
1024
614
383
245
366
748
794
859
941
1020
921
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
15
W
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
5
WSW
10
NNW
15
NW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:17AM1.23m
12:39PM1.34m
1:02AM1.22m
1:25PM1.34m
1:47AM1.22m
2:11PM1.34m
Low Tide
6:21AM0.32m
6:58PM0.32m
7:06AM0.32m
7:43PM0.31m
7:51AM0.30m
8:28PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:13
6:15
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
6
6
10
15
16
13
11
12
14
13
9
7
8
8
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
8
7
Feels °C
3
3
7
12
13
10
7
7
9
10
3
1
3
5
2
3
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
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