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

Lat Long: 18.82° S 174.06° W

Issued: 12 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

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

25.1°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 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Drive by right (Fonua one one) at 7AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	6.5ft (2.0m)	10s
Evening (16 Nov)	7ft (2.1m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun night, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 16								Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18								Thu 19
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 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	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	694	685	685	700	715	745	745	813	813	813	904	932	932	866	932	1026	1070	985	993	919	838	989	1174	730	901	448	460
Wind (km/h)	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	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	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	11:32PM0.98m				12:23PM0.92m				00:20AM0.96m					1:08PM0.93m				1:08AM0.95m				1:51PM0.96m				1:56AM0.96m
Low Tide			6:00AM0.28m				6:14PM0.41m				6:45AM0.29m					7:03PM0.41m				7:27AM0.30m				7:52PM0.39m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	6:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	23	23	23	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	23	23
Feels °C	23	21	21	21	23	22	21	20	20	20	19	20	20	20	19	19	20	20	20	20	23	22	22	22	21	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	E 10	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	SSW 12	ENE 13	NE 13	NE 12	SE 10	ENE 11	ESE 10	ENE 11
kJ	200	198	162	160	715	385	443	427	406	370	284	264	198	179	128	125	86	81	77	49	116	130	72	363	685	448	711
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 15	NNW 15	SSW 19	S 18	S 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ENE 13	ESE 10	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	73	43	117	160	300	160	158	147	142	109	85	84	83	104	79	74	72	51	51	50	48	49	49	281	490	325	353
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	SSW 19	NNW 14	NNW 14	SW 14	NNW 14	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 13	NNW 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	SW 17	SW 12	SSW 12	SW 16	SW 16	ENE 13	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	8	72	41	37	160	61	60	59	34	56	33	32	30	26	25	25	25	25	25	45	49	47	69	93	290	124	201
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	—	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 10	E 11	ENE 11	ESE 10
kJ	694	685	685	700	—	745	745	813	813	813	904	932	932	866	932	1026	1070	985	993	919	838	989	1174	730	901	685	460
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	795	795	795	836	929	287	284	919	919	919	878	919	932	919	929	919	929	919	919	284	284	2160	919	836	836	787	284
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