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Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
16.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 10AM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.2
S
1.4
S
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)9991313121288877778888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)785945114145138138181245226191186186186191229277287280318326377383448
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		onononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
1.34
3:31PM
1.24
3:56AM
1.36
4:17PM
1.24
4:41AM
1.38
5:02PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.33
9:36PM
0.31
10:14AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.30
11:00AM
0.31
11:06PM
0.29
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:51-------8:51--
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mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
681984424----1-----------
Temp. °C151516161716151515151515151515141414141515141414
Feels °C (?)141417171816141314141414131312111010101010101010
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