Tora-Stix Surf Break

Lat Long: 41.50° S 175.53° E

Tora-Stix 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
11.5°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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 3AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Afternoon (27 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (27 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.3
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
17
2.5
SSW
16
2.5
S
16
2.4
SSW
15
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.8
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
1694
3550
3142
4108
3870
3519
2618
1913
1581
1174
995
717
593
488
409
157
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:54AM1.25m
4:19PM1.39m
4:39AM1.27m
5:03PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:52PM0.29m
10:00AM0.26m
10:37PM0.26m
10:46AM0.23m
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6:50
6:50
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5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
11
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
11
14
14
15
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
8
10
9
9
8
8
10
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