Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 15 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.1°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 8PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
4
4
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)12121212121111111010999101312111110109899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22922518017712712186869894173230269378196017711111783523315203929976
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
N
15
NW
45
NW
35
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141616151516151414161614131211101318181616161616
Feels °C (?)1112121211798811109109971015141011111012
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