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Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 17 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tora-Shipwreck today?
The current surf forecast for Tora-Shipwreck at 8PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Dec) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (17 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 9s |
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 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 217 | 327 | 545 | 1204 | 1776 | 1334 | 866 | 928 | 465 | 411 | 305 | 260 | 223 | 152 | 92 | 67 | 34 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 38 | 37 | 282 | 929 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- on | on | cross- off | off | off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 4:04PM 1.25 | 4:29AM 1.36 | 4:50PM 1.25 | 5:13AM 1.38 | 5:35PM 1.25 | 5:58AM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:00AM 0.31 | 10:11PM 0.30 | 10:47AM 0.31 | 10:55PM 0.30 | 11:34AM 0.30 | 11:40PM 0.30 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:39 |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 8:47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:49 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
| Feels °C (?) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 6 |
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