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Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 10 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
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 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 | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
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 kJ (?) | 161 | 146 | 144 | 184 | 139 | 139 | 99 | 89 | 58 | 90 | 80 | 100 | 117 | 98 | 94 | 103 | 251 | 236 | 229 | 232 | 282 | 290 | 270 | 238 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | off | cross- off | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:12AM 1.62 | 10:41PM 1.42 | 11:07AM 1.55 | 11:37PM 1.38 | 12:00PM 1.47 | 12:31AM 1.35 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:37PM 0.05 | 4:51AM 0.09 | 5:31PM 0.09 | 5:46AM 0.15 | 6:22PM 0.14 | 6:40AM 0.20 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
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