Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZST
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Tora-Shipwreck surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tora-Shipwreck sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 7PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
81
79
57
56
57
53
38
49
26
26
15
15
7
9
10
9
9
14
13
25
23
21
20
19
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
WSW
15
S
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
High Tide
6:41AM1.51m
7:08PM1.71m
7:39AM1.51m
8:06PM1.71m
8:36AM1.50m
9:04PM1.68m
Low Tide
12:50PM0.01m
1:35AM-0.02m
1:48PM0.00m
2:33AM-0.02m
2:47PM0.01m
3:30AM0.00m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:01
Temp °C
11
14
15
13
12
11
10
10
11
14
15
11
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
16
13
12
9
12
13
11
10
8
7
7
8
11
12
7
7
8
9
9
10
9
8
7
10
13
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SSE
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
NE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
81
79
57
56
57
53
38
49
26
26
15
15
6
9
10
6
6
7
7
4
4
21
20
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
7
7
19
19
18
11
8
8
5
5
5
4
7
7
9
9
9
8
13
25
23
4
4
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SW
15
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
13
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
SW
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
20
20
14
13
9
18
17
17
16
8
8
9
5
7
7
4
2
14
3
3
1
3
10
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
2
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
W
3
0.7
SW
4
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
8
7
7
9
16
18
16
16
7
7
1
1
1
1
3
4
5
3
4
14
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
144
150
64
172
186
178
178
186
182
186
150
127
74
26
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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