Tora-Stix Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
12.7° C
0.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 1PM is: 1.9m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (17 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
4
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
16
1.2
ESE
16
1.8
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
15
1.8
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
14
1.5
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
14
1.3
SSW
24
2.5
SSW
23
3
SSW
21
3
SSW
20
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.4
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
671
715
1303
1646
1432
1187
1017
949
924
796
1861
7455
8051
7881
6848
5953
4635
4059
3376
2836
2682
2581
2418
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
SW
5
S
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SSW
5
S
5
E
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
6:55AM1.50m
7:24PM1.67m
7:52AM1.48m
8:20PM1.61m
8:48AM1.46m
Low Tide
00:53AM-0.01m
1:07PM-0.02m
1:49AM0.00m
2:04PM0.01m
2:43AM0.03m
3:01PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
12
12
10
9
8
9
10
11
13
12
10
10
Feels °C
5
5
4
8
9
8
7
7
6
6
7
11
11
9
7
5
6
7
9
11
10
9
9
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