Drive by right (Fonua one one) surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 +13
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Drive by right (Fonua one one) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Drive by right (Fonua one one) sea temperature is
28.8° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Drive by right (Fonua one one) today?

The current surf forecast for Drive by right (Fonua one one) at 8PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

Table - waves today at Drive by right (Fonua one one). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
389
338
237
198
165
110
170
195
189
183
164
154
151
151
149
149
146
138
133
128
125
131
169
270
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
20
E
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:08PM1.17m
1:57AM1.09m
2:10PM1.15m
2:54AM1.10m
3:09PM1.12m
3:47AM1.11m
Low Tide
7:36PM0.10m
7:59AM0.24m
8:35PM0.13m
9:00AM0.24m
9:29PM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
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6:20
6:19
6:19
6:17
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
28
28
27
26
27
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.9
SE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.6
ESE
8
Energy kJ
389
338
237
198
165
110
170
195
189
183
164
154
151
151
149
149
146
138
133
128
75
131
169
270
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.6
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
5
0.6
SE
9
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
44
44
61
60
85
87
80
61
47
46
31
29
21
21
20
26
9
49
26
40
125
94
94
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
S
15
Energy kJ
21
20
20
15
59
57
23
10
9
37
37
37
36
22
22
21
20
65
30
28
30
54
54
70
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
7
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
20
28
29
25
29
22
65
93
34
52
71
101
108
108
104
83
74
76
64
60
50
47
41
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
284
282
284
284
284
284
592
795
5
5
795
5
5
5
795
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga Vava'u
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
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