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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-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 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Fri morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
1 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)
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
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
11
0.8
S
10
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
450
403
389
338
237
198
165
110
170
195
189
183
164
154
151
151
149
149
146
141
131
131
164
174
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
High Tide
1:08PM1.17m
1:57AM1.09m
2:10PM1.15m
2:54AM1.10m
3:09PM1.12m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.24m
7:36PM0.10m
7:59AM0.24m
8:35PM0.13m
9:00AM0.24m
9:29PM0.16m
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
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6:20
6:19
6:19
6:17
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
29
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
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
11
0.8
SSE
7
1.1
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
7
Energy kJ
450
403
389
338
237
198
165
110
170
195
189
183
164
154
151
151
149
149
146
141
66
131
164
174
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
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
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.5
S
6
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.6
SE
8
0.5
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
Energy kJ
32
32
44
44
61
60
85
87
82
61
60
46
31
29
16
22
22
49
26
41
131
128
96
96
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
13
0.4
NW
13
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
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
SSE
6
0.4
NW
12
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
SW
9
0.3
NW
12
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
62
61
21
20
20
15
59
57
23
54
53
37
10
37
21
21
12
21
32
30
88
77
54
54
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
7
1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
32
48
20
28
27
32
24
24
82
37
59
72
88
112
92
108
88
74
78
66
51
64
55
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
284
282
8
284
284
284
284
795
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga Vava'u
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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