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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 28 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
29.8° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 4PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (28 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.6
ESE
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)13121212121212121212751616161615151588888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31625617517517214111487866623171591591571531121741345350485251
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:46PM
1.19
3:29AM
1.04
3:45PM
1.23
4:30AM
1.06
4:43PM
1.26
5:28AM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23AM
0.24
9:17PM
0.13
9:25AM
0.22
10:17PM
0.08
10:25AM
0.20
11:15PM
0.05
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset---7:17-------7:17-------7:17----
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-18432---12-22---------1
Temp. °C282828282828282829292929282828282828292928282828
Feels °C (?)303130293030302931323232313131313131323231313131
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