Tafatafa Surf Break

Lat Long: 14.04° S 171.65° W

Tafatafa 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tafatafa sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.2° 

Tafatafa surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tafatafa today (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tafatafa at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (19 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (19 Sep)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri night, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
469
330
325
319
250
192
185
184
184
184
306
273
350
567
553
631
757
825
801
961
1036
1006
639
656
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
Wind State
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
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:41AM0.85m
1:26PM0.74m
1:40AM0.85m
2:22PM0.75m
2:31AM0.87m
3:08PM0.79m
Low Tide
7:16AM0.32m
7:16PM0.37m
8:14AM0.30m
8:12PM0.35m
9:02AM0.27m
9:00PM0.32m
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
6
7
23
2
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
26
24
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
26
28
28
30
30
30
31
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
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