Drive by right (Fonua one one) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Drive by right (Fonua one one) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.82° S 174.06° W

Issued: 6 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drive by right (Fonua one one) sea temperature is

24.9° C

Drive by right (Fonua one one) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Drive by right (Fonua one one) today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Drive by right (Fonua one one) at 8PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	8s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Evening (16 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu night, min 21°C on Thu morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18								Sun 19
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 17	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 15	SE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	717	689	667	589	574	617	637	640	606	549	674	717	711	874	907	1044	1141	1112	1118	1314	3068	1409	1158	1279
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide			8:11AM1.32m				8:55PM1.20m				9:08AM1.29m				9:51PM1.20m					10:05AM1.23m				10:45PM1.19m
Low Tide	1:59AM0.12m				2:39PM-0.03m				2:57AM0.13m				3:33PM0.01m				3:55AM0.15m					4:26PM0.06m


	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	7:07
	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	6:15
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	21	21	22	22	22	21	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	14	15	14	13	15	15	15	13	15	15	15	15	16	15	15	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 15	NW 15	NW 14	NW 14	NW 15	NW 15	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 18	SE 18	SE 17	SSE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 15	SSE 15	SW 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15
kJ	84	54	53	54	54	55	244	293	284	321	383	686	711	874	907	1044	1141	1112	1118	1314	546	1409	1158	1279
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 20	NW 15	NW 15	SW 14	SE 16	SE 19	SSE 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	WNW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	61	45	46	46	46	101	56	54	65	69	368	578	683	755	581	657	631	648	692	546	18	546	539	400
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	NW 14	SE 12	SW 13	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	SSE 10	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 14	WNW 13
kJ	18	71	69	63	63	28	47	51	54	35	62	54	54	53	20	20	19	19	103	18	18	18	18	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 15	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7
kJ	717	689	667	589	574	617	637	640	606	549	674	717	708	708	703	721	661	616	495	455	3068	396	450	419
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	2	2
Distance (km)	919	919	919	919	919	919	919	919	919	919	1515	919	919	919	919	929	929	2066	929	919	919	1520	919	919
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