Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (21 Feb)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (21 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
0
0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
1.3
S
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)771111101010999881589101412111010988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)121103403531501363295237146805739453344142580132489964142627620596
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNW
35
NW
30
NNW
20
NW
40
NW
30
WNW
20
SW
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
1.45
9:09PM
1.42
9:35AM
1.44
10:01PM
1.45
10:28AM
1.43
10:55PM
1.48
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:32AM
0.14
3:02PM
0.14
3:25AM
0.13
3:52PM
0.13
4:19AM
0.12
4:43PM
0.13
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:47-------6:48-------6:50------
Sunset-----8:14-------8:13-------8:10--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131215171717141515161820191715141312151616161512
Feels °C (?)121113141515118912111514161412111014141414139
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