Tora-Stix Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
12.5° C
0.2° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 24s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 21s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 4AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)6ft (1.9m)24s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)21s
Evening (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
4
4
6
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
14
1.9
SSW
24
2.5
SSW
23
3
SSW
21
3
SSW
20
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
19
3
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
16
2.4
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1017
949
818
796
3888
7455
8127
7773
6679
5891
4951
4013
3296
2751
2903
3246
3040
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SE
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
N
5
WNW
5
W
10
NW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:24PM1.67m
7:52AM1.48m
8:20PM1.61m
8:48AM1.46m
Low Tide
1:49AM0.00m
2:04PM0.01m
2:43AM0.03m
3:01PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
9
8
8
8
9
11
11
9
8
8
8
9
10
12
11
9
9
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
7
10
9
7
6
6
6
6
7
8
7
5
6
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