Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 27 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
13.3° 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 5PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (27 May)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (27 May)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
15
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
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
17
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4526
4739
4399
3818
3241
2935
2606
2606
2855
3474
4575
7304
8409
7348
6124
4819
4032
3375
2970
2376
2006
1561
1335
1100
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
0
W
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
10
S
5
SE
5
ESE
0
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
NW
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:08PM1.35m
2:28AM1.33m
2:55PM1.36m
3:16AM1.30m
3:41PM1.37m
4:02AM1.28m
Low Tide
7:55AM0.19m
8:20PM0.24m
8:41AM0.22m
9:10PM0.26m
9:26AM0.25m
9:59PM0.27m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
Temp °C
9
12
13
11
10
11
11
11
12
14
13
12
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
11
11
10
9
9
7
10
12
10
8
9
9
9
11
13
12
11
12
12
10
10
9
11
11
9
9
7
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
15
3.5
S
15
3
S
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
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
17
3.5
SSW
16
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
S
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.3
S
14
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
1.9
S
12
Energy kJ
4526
4739
4399
3818
3241
2935
2606
2606
2855
3474
4575
7304
8409
7348
6124
4819
4032
3375
2970
2376
2006
1561
1335
1100
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
E
12
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
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
69
68
69
77
79
71
69
43
42
40
40
23
22
22
21
10
10
10
10
9
4
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
55
26
0
0
0
0
0
0
26
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
9
9
5
8
5
5
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
7
9
9
7
8
6
6
9
9
9
7
9
8
7
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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