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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 08 May 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
28.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 12AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (09 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (09 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2
S
11
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1
ESE
10
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.6
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1314
1086
917
769
754
769
707
706
608
459
386
328
306
246
199
194
168
175
153
146
116
113
108
149
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
0
SSW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:38AM0.90m
12:34PM0.97m
1:22AM0.93m
1:21PM0.97m
2:06AM0.97m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.28m
6:25AM0.42m
7:00PM0.29m
7:14AM0.41m
7:43PM0.29m
8:04AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:52
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6:12
6:12
6:10
6:10
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SSW
11
2.2
SSW
11
2
S
11
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.9
SSW
10
1.8
SSW
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSW
10
1.3
SSW
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
9
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1314
1086
917
769
754
769
707
706
608
459
386
328
306
246
199
194
150
175
153
146
116
113
108
106
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.5
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.9
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
650
593
524
415
361
320
272
272
250
245
245
186
183
175
172
168
168
113
111
108
82
61
58
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
15
Energy kJ
13
12
28
76
19
18
11
89
89
88
79
75
75
104
104
103
128
97
97
71
100
97
70
149
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
4
3
4
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
605
605
592
592
592
0
0
0
592
605
787
5
5
5
0
0
836
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga Vava'u
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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