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Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 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
17.0° 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 10PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (17 Jan)7ft (2.1m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.1
S
2
S
2
S
2
S
2
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1
ESE
Period(s) (?)889999988888877777777887
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)542625595613632586589528446412348291248217189189184178159127718482108
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:26AM
1.40
5:46PM
1.26
6:10AM
1.42
6:31PM
1.26
6:55AM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06PM
0.29
11:47AM
0.29
11:51PM
0.26
12:32PM
0.27
12:36AM
0.24
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:05-------6:05--
Sunset-8:51-------8:50-------8:50------
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Rain (mm)
1---1-------------------
Temp. °C151414141313141414141414131314151515131414141415
Feels °C (?)109910879999101010910111112101212111111
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