Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 10 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 9PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)--
Afternoon (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
ENE
0.2
E
0.3
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.8
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)101091010149121211111081715151211111212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7251423623191729281312115581282421281117388311081072764634525
Wind
(km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
35
NW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
45
NW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:59PM
1.34
12:20PM
1.35
12:49AM
1.33
1:09PM
1.29
1:38AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:49PM
0.17
6:11AM
0.23
6:36PM
0.22
7:01AM
0.27
7:22PM
0.26
7:51AM
0.31
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----5:56-------5:56-------5:58--
Sunset-8:53-------8:52-------8:52------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------12----------
Temp. °C252120191919222323212020191313151515151313121821
Feels °C (?)21171411111215161514131313810121112131011101620
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