Drive by right (Fonua one one) Surf Break

Lat Long: 18.82° S 174.06° W

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

Issued: 6 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Drive by right (Fonua one one) sea temperature is
24.4° C
0.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Drive by right (Fonua one one) today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Drive by right (Fonua one one) at 12PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Afternoon (17 Aug)4ft (1.2m)17s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue morning).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
4
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.9
SSW
15
2
SSW
15
1.9
SSW
14
1.9
SSW
13
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
640
940
1038
596
737
1109
1185
783
783
793
1082
710
628
853
1758
1646
581
1646
1644
1382
1264
625
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NW
20
WSW
35
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:35AM1.11m
11:01PM1.14m
11:30AM1.04m
11:52PM1.10m
12:25PM0.98m
Low Tide
4:26AM0.18m
4:44PM0.20m
5:21AM0.21m
5:34PM0.26m
6:16AM0.24m
6:25PM0.31m
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clear
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part cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
5
2
Temp °C
23
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
21
21
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
23
23
25
24
25
26
25
25
25
24
18
18
17
16
17
17
15
17
17
18
17
17
17
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