Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Issued: 12 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is

13.0°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 5AM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s
Evening (13 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	18s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning).
	Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	S 8	S 8
Wave Graph
kJ	12	65	63	57	51	53	31	30	75	64	63	93	81	80	79	78	63	104	111	98	96	29	78	102
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	N	W	WSW	NNW	WNW	W	WSW
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	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:33AM1.45m				7:59PM1.36m				8:20AM1.45m				8:47PM1.33m				9:08AM1.43m				9:34PM1.30m
Low Tide		1:22AM0.18m				1:54PM0.17m				2:09AM0.21m				2:43PM0.20m				2:56AM0.24m				3:32PM0.22m


	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	4	1	—	—	1
Temp °C	14	16	17	19	21	21	18	17	16	17	17	17	18	18	17	16	16	16	13	12	14	16	13	10
Feels °C	12	13	14	15	16	18	14	13	11	12	12	12	14	13	14	14	14	13	11	12	12	12	11	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	E 5	ENE 7	ENE 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	NE 5	NE 6	SW 6	SSW 6	NE 7	S 8	S 8
kJ	15	12	38	14	17	25	23	22	21	15	63	93	81	80	79	78	63	21	25	44	58	54	78	102
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	ENE 7	SW 16	ENE 7	ENE 5	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 17	SW 16	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSW 12	SSW 13	ENE 6	NE 7	S 6	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	19	19	63	19	9	53	20	20	75	64	10	8	8	4	4	9	9	104	111	22	47	28	59	48
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 16	S 10	SW 15	SW 14	SW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	E 13	E 13	NE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	SW 5	NE 9	NE 9	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 9	SW 12	SSW 12
kJ	12	65	2	57	51	13	31	30	4	4	3	8	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	98	96	29	36	27
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	NW 6	NW 7	NW 7	WNW 7	NW 6	NW 6	NW 7	WNW 6	NW 5	NW 4	NW 5	WNW 6	W 5
kJ	6	43	120	139	261	322	253	192	248	295	370	261	352	424	237	85	72	144	94	7	27	106	202	170
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Owahanga Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	God Squad Wairarapa	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Waipapa Bay Kaikoura and Marlborough	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Blackhead Wairarapa	Clarence River Kaikoura and Marlborough	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora Point Wairarapa	Tora-Shipwreck Wairarapa	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Tora-Stix Wairarapa	Tora-Bombora Wairarapa	Riversdale Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	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	0	115	60	0	151	8	60	160	151	163	151	60	0	1	1	183	0	0	0	0	0	63
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	1	1	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	2	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	8	6	7	7	4	4	9	4	4	4	4	8	6

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