Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 27 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
15.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 4PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (27 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (27 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NW by Wed morning).

Mon
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
1.7
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2080
1548
1179
957
761
625
519
382
296
223
103
70
68
51
66
48
33
38
19
44
69
111
395
218
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
30
S
20
S
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
High Tide
1:38PM1.37m
2:02AM1.44m
2:30PM1.36m
2:53AM1.39m
3:20PM1.36m
3:42AM1.36m
Low Tide
7:30AM0.13m
7:48PM0.17m
8:21AM0.16m
8:41PM0.19m
9:10AM0.18m
9:33PM0.21m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:29
5:28
5:27
5:24
Temp °C
13
14
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
18
17
15
15
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
15
16
13
12
12
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
12
17
16
15
13
11
11
10
11
13
14
13
13
14
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSW
16
2
SSW
14
1.8
SSW
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.8
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.1
NE
6
0.6
SSW
13
Energy kJ
2080
1548
1179
957
761
625
519
382
296
223
103
70
68
51
66
48
33
29
19
18
69
111
1
137
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.6
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.5
SSW
9
0.4
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
NE
4
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
80
50
32
44
23
20
14
13
2
44
11
10
13
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
24
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
SSW
7
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
11
10
9
9
16
38
6
6
11
5
10
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.6
N
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NW
3
1
SSW
14
1.7
S
6
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
7
4
2
2
1
395
218
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
61
0
0
0
85
85
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
8
7
7
9
7
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