Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 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
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 4PM is: 2.5m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)15ft (4.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
1.2
S
2.3
SSE
3
SSE
4.5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4.5
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
4
SSE
2.4
SE
2.5
SE
3.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.4
SE
Period(s) (?)9678910101010101010101010101010101111101011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9495473133236044708480447604822538455103546408634723120306029153046281013021455219220581278
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSE
40
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
50
S
45
S
50
S
45
SSE
50
SSE
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
35
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
1.50
7:28PM
1.64
7:58AM
1.49
8:24PM
1.66
8:55AM
1.48
9:22PM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:12PM
0.05
1:53AM
0.01
2:09PM
0.04
2:51AM
0.01
3:06PM
0.05
3:48AM
0.02
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------
Sunset--5:38-------5:37-------5:36-----
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-15161416853321-1111-1111-1
Temp. °C13151412111091010111011111110111111101011111111
Feels °C (?)9117210-100101122112224366
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