Tora-Shipwreck surf break

Tora-Shipwreck surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (18 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.6
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.1
SE
0.9
SSW
2.1
S
2.4
S
Period(s) (?)9126778991010910101010109101010610910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28273077791122473204213012362162201681209468819280821457311070
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
25
S
25
SW
10
N
15
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:37PM
1.55
6:05AM
1.49
6:32PM
1.61
7:01AM
1.50
7:28PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:23AM
0.08
11:57PM
0.05
12:17PM
0.06
12:54AM
0.02
1:12PM
0.05
1:53AM
0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:40-------5:38-----
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--13--------321--16113--
Temp. °C171716151514141415181816131313131314121313141312
Feels °C (?)131312141212121113151615121110101011989121111
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