Tora-Stix surf break

Tora-Stix surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
16.4° 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 12AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.4
S
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
S
0.5
SW
0.6
S
1.4
SSW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)109999991212121114141414149131385866
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6123522029571562827272612202020191817171712124812280
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
0
NNE
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:11AM
1.47
5:37PM
1.55
6:05AM
1.49
6:32PM
1.61
7:01AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
0.09
11:23AM
0.08
11:57PM
0.05
12:17PM
0.06
12:54AM
0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset5:44-------5:42-------5:40-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------11129322----5103114
Temp. °C171616161617171617161615131314181816131212131515
Feels °C (?)121111101013131113131414101011141615121210101114
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