Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
16.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 6PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (19 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
1.1
E
1.6
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
SE
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
0.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
Period(s) (?)12111212121111101010109107871111111010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)77100374714522401245184143102102929216318712412354163145130119711982
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
30
NW
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononglassglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:08AM
1.45
7:30PM
1.34
7:55AM
1.45
8:19PM
1.38
8:44AM
1.45
9:09PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27PM
0.18
1:41AM
0.15
2:14PM
0.16
2:32AM
0.14
3:02PM
0.14
3:25AM
0.13
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48
Sunset---8:16-------8:15-------8:14----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192221191817181619222315141414131416181814151516
Feels °C (?)1417151414141313151820101113131112131515107710
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