Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5PM is: 5.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)16ft (5.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4.5
SE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
2.5
ESE
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2
S
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101011999998101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35454407488852594714427626934325402034001663143612529859801171540455386332209193149130
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
45
SSE
40
SSE
45
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
ononononononglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
1.49
8:24PM
1.66
8:55AM
1.48
9:22PM
1.65
9:53AM
1.46
10:20PM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.04
2:51AM
0.01
3:06PM
0.05
3:48AM
0.02
4:03PM
0.07
4:45AM
0.05
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------
Sunset--5:37-------5:36-------5:35-----
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
5713124111111112221-------
Temp. °C10109101111111110111010101010111112121112101010
Feels °C (?)1101221112223345578810888
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