Tora-Stix surf break

Tora-Stix surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 20 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.5° 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 1PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 20). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (20 Mar)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (20 Mar)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.2
S
2.3
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)10109512111111111010109991010101010910109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19013598661395132311701137990926818667353353353376376376349301295307284198
Wind
(km/h)
0
NE
5
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:38AM
1.46
7:02PM
1.44
7:29AM
1.47
7:54PM
1.49
8:22AM
1.47
8:48PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
0.13
1:18AM
0.10
1:44PM
0.11
2:13AM
0.08
2:36PM
0.09
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Mon
23
Sunrise--7:18-------7:20-------7:20-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:29-------7:27--
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151616161513121312121313131311101010131515141312
Feels °C (?)1616131211991099111111119888121313131210
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