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Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 28 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
16.8° 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: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
S
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)109999988888101010912711111110131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3613002822351891531168684634531303029465197918885135594703
Wind
(km/h)
0
SSW
5
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
10
WNW
0
ESE
5
NNE
0
E
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffglassononcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:02AM
1.48
1:29PM
1.41
1:59AM
1.53
2:27PM
1.42
2:57AM
1.57
3:24PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20AM
0.15
7:40PM
0.12
8:19AM
0.13
8:36PM
0.11
9:18AM
0.11
9:33PM
0.08
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Sat
31
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:43-------8:42-------8:40--
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C131216201921181617172022232118161515151617171414
Feels °C (?)131114181820161312111417212218171413131313141212
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