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Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.2°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 7PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tora-Shipwreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 131 | 155 | 166 | 137 | 161 | 113 | 141 | 77 | 69 | 71 | 96 | 142 | 99 | 75 | 54 | 38 | 36 | 32 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 182 | 136 | 130 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:00PM 1.47 | 12:31AM 1.35 | 12:52PM 1.40 | 1:23AM 1.33 | 1:42PM 1.33 | 2:12AM 1.32 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 6:22PM 0.14 | 6:40AM 0.20 | 7:11PM 0.18 | 7:32AM 0.25 | 7:58PM 0.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:45 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
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