Tora-Stix surf break

Tora-Stix surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 15 Jan 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 11AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (15 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
2
SSE
1.9
S
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.8
S
1.9
S
2
S
2
S
Period(s) (?)10101013131278777131378888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)868679147202196428408375294252214215243283299314355337355408454516526
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
W
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:10AM
1.34
3:31PM
1.24
3:56AM
1.36
4:17PM
1.24
4:41AM
1.38
5:02PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.33
9:36PM
0.31
10:14AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.30
11:00AM
0.31
11:06PM
0.29
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sun
18
Sunrise-6:00-------6:01-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:52-------8:51-------8:51--
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
681984424----1-----------
Temp. °C151516161716151515151515151515141414141515141414
Feels °C (?)141417171816141314141414131312111010101010101010
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