Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 17 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
16.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)7ft (2.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)11111099999912127789910109109101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1092692463302199997855392727262255110216327412301236211151164122120
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
5
WSW
15
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
crossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:43PM
1.48
5:11AM
1.47
5:37PM
1.55
6:05AM
1.49
6:32PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.12
10:59PM
0.09
11:23AM
0.08
11:57PM
0.05
12:17PM
0.06
12:54AM
0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:44-------5:42-------5:40-----
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
---------226533----1-12-
Temp. °C141817161616171717161616161513121418181614141314
Feels °C (?)10141110101012131313131413141091117171613131111
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