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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 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
28.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 4PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
2
3
2
1
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)
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
984
892
790
753
574
457
450
355
344
338
237
198
165
108
170
195
189
183
167
154
151
151
149
149
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
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
High Tide
12:05PM1.20m
00:56AM1.09m
1:08PM1.17m
1:57AM1.09m
2:10PM1.15m
2:54AM1.10m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.07m
6:55AM0.24m
7:36PM0.10m
7:59AM0.24m
8:35PM0.13m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
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6:21
6:20
6:19
6:19
1
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
30
31
32
31
29
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
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
Energy kJ
984
892
790
753
574
457
450
355
344
338
237
198
165
108
170
195
189
183
167
154
151
151
149
149
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.9
SE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
9
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
0.5
SW
10
0.6
S
5
0.4
SW
9
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
7
0.7
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
6
0.6
SSE
7
Energy kJ
167
163
139
63
61
56
32
32
61
44
61
60
85
87
80
61
47
20
31
32
32
41
41
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.4
NW
14
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
6
0.4
NW
13
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
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
74
73
70
31
15
63
62
61
21
20
20
15
59
57
55
54
53
46
14
21
21
22
22
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
21
22
63
25
26
28
33
26
18
68
83
95
83
112
113
109
105
105
89
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
592
592
5
919
592
592
592
605
605
795
795
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga Vava'u
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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