Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 27 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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 11°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.6
SSW
10
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
0.6
SSW
14
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
1.2
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
761
625
519
382
296
223
75
72
69
51
66
48
33
38
24
44
69
111
143
219
254
569
2895
4153
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
ENE
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
SW
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
2:02AM1.44m
2:30PM1.36m
2:53AM1.39m
3:20PM1.36m
3:42AM1.36m
4:07PM1.37m
Low Tide
7:48PM0.17m
8:21AM0.16m
8:41PM0.19m
9:10AM0.18m
9:33PM0.21m
9:56AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:28
5:27
5:24
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
15
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
13
17
17
15
13
11
11
10
10
13
14
12
14
12
7
7
7
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
10
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.7
S
8
0.6
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
1.6
S
8
2.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
16
Energy kJ
761
625
519
382
296
223
72
72
69
51
66
48
33
20
19
18
69
111
143
198
127
305
2895
4153
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
15
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
1.2
SSW
14
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
75
50
32
44
23
20
13
13
6
44
10
11
18
17
15
569
10
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
ENE
3
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
SW
20
0.2
SSW
20
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.2
NNE
15
Energy kJ
2
2
1
10
9
9
16
38
24
12
10
9
1
1
1
4
4
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NNE
2
0.7
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
1.3
S
5
1.6
S
7
1.6
S
7
Energy kJ
1
6
2
2
4
2
9
5
4
5
2
80
219
254
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
16
1
0
0
64
127
85
127
265
89
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
9
8
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
9
8
6
5
5
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