Tora-Stix surf break

Tora-Stix surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 10 May 2026 NZST
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Tora-Stix surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tora-Stix sea temperature is
14.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 11AM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (10 May)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (10 May)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
4
2
1
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5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.7
SSW
15
1.7
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
58
193
1275
2717
2374
5049
5660
6229
6591
6220
5343
4297
3782
3102
2452
2039
1461
1127
985
1077
1051
3204
3621
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
WSW
10
W
5
W
10
SW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:16AM1.20m
11:35PM1.33m
12:01PM1.22m
00:21AM1.34m
12:48PM1.26m
Low Tide
5:13AM0.29m
5:19PM0.31m
5:56AM0.28m
6:05PM0.29m
6:40AM0.25m
6:53PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
17
16
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
9
7
6
6
6
11
15
13
11
11
11
9
10
12
15
12
5
4
2
3
3
4
5
8
7
4
2
2
2
7
10
9
8
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.7
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
15
2.4
SSW
14
1.2
NE
12
1.2
ENE
12
1.1
NE
12
1
ENE
12
4.5
SSW
13
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2
SSW
12
1.9
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
569
552
543
1275
2717
2374
421
378
319
275
6220
5343
4297
3782
3102
2452
2039
1461
1127
985
1077
983
3204
3621
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
15
1.3
NE
13
1.3
NE
13
1.2
NE
12
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.5
SSW
16
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
56
56
193
535
511
435
261
215
211
186
151
149
101
101
125
95
110
1051
108
106
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SSW
8
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
13
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
ENE
10
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
18
Energy kJ
60
58
40
35
35
36
58
280
108
12
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NW
6
1.3
WNW
5
0.9
NW
4
0.5
WNW
4
1.6
S
6
3.5
SSW
14
4
SSW
14
4
SSW
13
4.5
SSW
13
0.6
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.3
WNW
6
0.8
W
5
Energy kJ
148
97
29
9
175
5049
5660
6229
6591
11
62
106
31
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
5
Distance (km)
60
0
0
0
73
174
126
126
126
85
85
85
27
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
59
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
9
8
7
7
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
9
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
4
4
5
9
9
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
9
9
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