Tora-Stix surf break

Tora-Stix surfForecast / Wairarapa / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 May 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
13.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tora-Stix today?

The current surf forecast for Tora-Stix at 1AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
333
273
251
198
164
160
160
67
126
121
120
96
79
106
78
76
26
47
42
33
48
26
26
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:14PM1.64m
5:43AM1.50m
6:11PM1.69m
6:41AM1.51m
7:08PM1.71m
7:39AM1.51m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.02m
11:53AM0.02m
00:36AM-0.01m
12:50PM0.01m
1:35AM-0.02m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:05
5:05
5:04
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
13
14
12
11
11
10
9
10
14
8
9
8
9
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
12
12
10
9
9
6
6
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
1
S
9
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SSW
11
0.9
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.7
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.4
SSE
8
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.5
S
8
0.6
WNW
5
0.7
NW
6
0.6
WNW
5
Energy kJ
345
333
273
251
198
164
160
160
67
126
121
120
96
79
106
78
76
23
9
11
33
18
32
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
SSW
9
0.6
SE
7
0.5
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
Energy kJ
184
229
198
140
84
32
31
31
66
44
79
54
38
20
20
20
19
26
47
42
8
48
26
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
5
0.3
SSW
10
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SSW
8
0.3
SSW
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
WNW
6
Energy kJ
34
34
33
33
33
52
37
35
18
17
17
17
4
20
16
4
28
25
22
13
17
5
4
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
NNE
2
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
5
0.9
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
Energy kJ
4
7
1
5
4
1
4
3
16
2
9
47
83
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
27
27
27
0
0
0
0
27
27
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Best forecast wave conditions in The Wairarapa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
8
6
4
4
5
7
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
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