Tora-Stix surf break

Tora-Stix surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 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
16.5° 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 1AM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
4
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
S
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)89910131211101099991212661211141414149
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22632248873221442102144793461236024376554828434326122020201926
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
25
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
1.45
4:43PM
1.48
5:11AM
1.47
5:37PM
1.55
6:05AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
0.13
10:30AM
0.12
10:59PM
0.09
11:23AM
0.08
11:57PM
0.05
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-
Sunset5:45-------5:44-------5:42-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------212525---
Temp. °C171413121110131817161616161717161716171716151517
Feels °C (?)1199108791412101110101313131413151512131416
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