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Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today?
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 2AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (11 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 139 | 139 | 99 | 89 | 58 | 89 | 80 | 79 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 102 | 196 | 182 | 206 | 240 | 346 | 243 | 222 | 163 | 116 | 113 | 101 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:41PM 1.42 | 11:07AM 1.55 | 11:37PM 1.38 | 12:00PM 1.47 | 12:31AM 1.35 | 12:52PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:51AM 0.09 | 5:31PM 0.09 | 5:46AM 0.15 | 6:22PM 0.14 | 6:40AM 0.20 | |||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
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