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Tora-Stix surf break

Tora-Stix surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
16.8° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 2PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (17 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
2.3
SW
1.3
SE
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
2.2
E
2.3
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)99812888888888888810121111121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)154114737515034443723523153152642172171761681381027581777110914391472904
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
5
SSE
5
S
10
E
10
NE
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
15
S
5
ESE
10
E
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		ononglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36AM
1.42
5:56PM
1.28
6:22AM
1.44
6:43PM
1.31
7:08AM
1.45
7:30PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
0.24
12:03AM
0.20
12:41PM
0.21
12:51AM
0.17
1:27PM
0.18
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:41-------6:43-------6:45------
Sunset-----8:20-------8:17-------8:16--
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--11-------------------
Temp. °C141415161818151514141718171716151414192221191917
Feels °C (?)131415161817141413131717171617151313181916151817
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