Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 19 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 8AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
SW
3
S
4.5
SSE
5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
5.5
S
6
SSE
5.5
SSE
5.5
SSE
5
SSE
Period(s) (?)99101010101010108881089101010101011111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)197307301301286246207204120925554107821421348649605427611463567617730565755666
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
35
SSE
50
S
50
S
55
S
55
SSW
55
S
60
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.49
6:32PM
1.61
7:01AM
1.50
7:28PM
1.64
7:58AM
1.49
8:24PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.06
12:54AM
0.02
1:12PM
0.05
1:53AM
0.01
2:09PM
0.04
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wed
22
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset----5:40-------5:38-------5:37---
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
------62121-42224139132012987
Temp. °C141315181915141313131314131314131211101111111111
Feels °C (?)1211121618141412129101112118421-11-1111
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