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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 +13
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
28.8° 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 1AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
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
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
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
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
790
741
574
457
450
355
344
338
237
198
165
110
170
152
189
183
164
154
151
151
149
149
146
138
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
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
9:00AM0.24m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:20
6:19
6:19
2
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
31
31
29
28
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
25
26
26
26
28
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
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
11
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
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
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
790
741
574
457
450
355
344
338
237
198
165
110
170
152
189
183
164
154
151
151
149
149
146
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.6
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.4
SSE
7
0.5
SSE
7
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
139
63
61
56
32
32
44
44
61
60
85
87
82
61
60
46
31
29
40
29
29
18
25
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
14
0.6
E
8
0.4
NW
14
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
S
5
0.4
NW
12
0.4
SSW
6
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
9
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
70
46
64
63
62
61
21
20
20
15
59
57
55
54
8
37
13
21
21
22
22
27
30
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.1
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
Energy kJ
23
22
30
23
25
27
28
35
17
23
47
49
69
88
117
109
109
109
105
88
86
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
605
626
605
919
592
592
592
592
795
795
5
5
5
795
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga Vava'u
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Drive by right (Fonua one one) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest