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

Lat Long: 18.82° S 174.06° W

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

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

24.7°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Drive by right (Fonua one one) at 5PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (29 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu night, min 22°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.
	Tue 29					Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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)	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)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	240	236	243	208	229	229	226	255	299	268	268	261	374	433	456	482	482	526	588	706	919
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	8:39AM1.10m				8:56PM1.19m				9:33AM1.08m				9:48PM1.19m					10:29AM1.06m
Low Tide			2:42PM0.20m				3:20AM0.12m				3:33PM0.22m					4:15AM0.11m				4:27PM0.23m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:32	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	23
Feels °C	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	16	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	16	16	16	16	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 18	SSE 11	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 18
kJ	189	184	141	185	185	216	220	224	224	173	164	126	95	246	93	211	251	302	421	411	919
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 11	SSW 10	SW 18	SW 18	SSE 11	SW 17	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 14	S 14	SSW 18	SW 16
kJ	98	122	92	89	68	67	53	49	50	37	36	154	194	69	232	93	68	150	189	418	344
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SW 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 12	SW 18	SSW 10	SW 12	S 8	SW 11	S 12	S 15	SSE 11	S 18	SSW 14	SSE 10
kJ	104	106	101	82	58	55	48	53	52	51	114	33	47	35	58	76	112	69	325	192	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	240	236	243	208	229	229	226	255	299	268	268	261	374	433	456	482	482	526	588	706	789
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	4	3
Distance (km)	919	929	919	919	919	919	919	878	919	919	919	929	919	864	919	919	919	919	919	878	919
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Rating (10 max)	6	4	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8

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