Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 28 May 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
13.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 10AM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (28 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (28 May)13ft (4.0m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sun
31
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
17
4
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2606
2606
2855
3474
4697
7304
8312
7260
6124
5017
4139
3375
2801
2376
1840
1561
1355
1118
957
833
734
636
537
369
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
N
5
NW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
N
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:28AM1.33m
2:55PM1.36m
3:16AM1.30m
3:41PM1.37m
4:02AM1.28m
4:26PM1.39m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.22m
9:10PM0.26m
9:26AM0.25m
9:59PM0.27m
10:10AM0.27m
10:46PM0.27m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
Temp °C
13
12
12
14
13
11
11
10
10
10
11
13
13
11
10
10
10
9
11
14
16
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
8
8
9
10
11
11
10
8
7
7
6
8
11
14
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
17
4
SSW
17
3.5
SSW
16
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
1.8
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.2
S
11
Energy kJ
2606
2606
2855
3474
4697
7304
8312
7260
6124
5017
4139
3375
2801
2376
1840
1561
1355
1118
957
833
734
636
537
369
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
12
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.1
NE
11
Energy kJ
70
43
42
40
40
23
22
22
21
10
10
10
10
9
9
4
3
3
2
2
6
6
7
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
6
2
5
5
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
Energy kJ
5
5
3
20
18
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
64
89
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
7
8
9
8
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
5
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
6
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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