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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 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 3AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (17 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (17 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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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
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
0.4
SE
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)777777777777151514141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233334343434232323232316107104103132167164160149147142140138
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10AM
0.93
6:10PM
1.08
6:52AM
0.95
6:52PM
1.10
7:34AM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
0.21
11:57AM
0.33
12:42AM
0.19
12:40PM
0.32
1:23AM
0.18
1:23PM
0.31
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---6:11-------6:11-------6:13----
Sunset-------7:19-------7:19-------7:19
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-211-----1----12-------
Temp. °C282827272828282828282828282828282828282727282828
Feels °C (?)323331313131323231313232323232323131313130323130
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