Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
1
ENE
1.5
NE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SW
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SW
0.4
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)10109999915661313131313121216141413677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16011010367655044718116170996664605756618211569321520587
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
0
NNE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
1.57
10:12AM
1.46
10:39PM
1.58
11:09AM
1.44
11:36PM
1.58
12:06PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
0.06
4:24PM
0.09
5:03AM
0.07
5:19PM
0.10
6:00AM
0.08
6:16PM
0.11
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----7:22-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset-------7:23-------7:22-------7:21
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------13
Temp. °C141414151823221918171716181817161616161617171615
Feels °C (?)111111121621211918161615181715141313131313121210
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