Tora-Stix surf break

Tora-Stix surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.7
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
138
108
82
98
130
135
129
133
160
545
735
867
1080
1019
841
699
548
505
444
461
454
623
1374
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
SE
5
SSE
0
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
0
ESE
5
SSE
0
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
WSW
10
SSE
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
on
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
10:51AM1.44m
11:17PM1.59m
11:48AM1.41m
00:14AM1.54m
12:44PM1.39m
Low Tide
4:45AM0.05m
5:00PM0.09m
5:42AM0.08m
5:57PM0.11m
6:37AM0.10m
6:53PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:31
5:30
5:29
Temp °C
9
8
10
12
12
10
10
10
11
11
13
16
15
12
12
12
12
11
13
18
18
15
13
13
7
6
8
11
11
9
8
8
8
8
10
14
13
11
10
9
9
8
10
15
16
14
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
SSW
8
0.9
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
S
9
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
14
1.7
SSW
14
1.6
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.5
SSW
12
1.8
SSW
14
Energy kJ
124
138
108
68
97
120
120
120
133
122
545
735
867
1080
1019
841
699
548
505
444
461
454
623
1374
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
E
8
0.6
S
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.6
SSW
13
0.5
SSW
12
0.7
SSW
12
0.3
E
8
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.9
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
Energy kJ
138
81
70
82
51
130
135
129
89
160
12
3
4
4
5
6
6
6
2
2
2
2
39
7
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SE
8
0.5
S
14
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
SE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
54
55
54
55
98
35
35
23
24
24
12
12
14
5
3
6
9
9
3
3
2
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.5
NW
4
0.6
WNW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
1
WNW
6
1.3
WNW
6
Energy kJ
1
2
3
9
14
14
5
8
16
27
39
45
65
100
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
27
Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tora-Stix surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest