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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 16 Jan 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
29.3° 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 1PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (16 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)1313121212777777777777771514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)86847272712231333434343424232323232323104103132167164
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
N
5
NNW
0
NW
5
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
5
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		glassglassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		glassglassglassglassglassoncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:27AM
0.91
5:28PM
1.07
6:10AM
0.93
6:10PM
1.08
6:52AM
0.95
6:52PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:14AM
0.35
12:01AM
0.21
11:57AM
0.33
12:42AM
0.19
12:40PM
0.32
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-6:11-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset-----7:19-------7:19-------7:19--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------12--------------
Temp. °C282828282828282827272728282828282827272828282828
Feels °C (?)313130313131323231313132333232323231313332313131
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