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Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 +13Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Fishtraps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is
27.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 174mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | |
489 | 414 | 355 | 367 | 341 | 169 | 132 | 128 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 107 | 202 | 231 | 208 | 295 | 1634 | 1644 | 1618 | 1212 | 1315 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.25m | 10:37PM1.12m | 10:32AM1.22m | 11:22PM1.09m | 11:16AM1.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.39m | 4:19PM0.22m | 4:24AM0.42m | 5:02PM0.26m | 5:08AM0.46m | 5:47PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 51 | 31 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 7 | SSW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 9 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
 kJ | 489 | 414 | 355 | 367 | 341 | 169 | 132 | 128 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 107 | 202 | 1509 | 1055 | 802 | 666 | 1644 | 459 | 394 | 335 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | N 12 | N 10 | N 10 | E 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 201 | 196 | 174 | 169 | 169 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 42 | 53 | 52 | 596 | 50 | 31 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SW 13 | S 19 | S 19 | N 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 51 | 47 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 41 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 28 | 11 | 25 | 3 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 63 | 7 | 27 | 51 | 53 | 52 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 393 | 411 | 470 | 585 | 706 | 1480 | 1835 | 1658 | 1499 | 1564 | 1938 | 2234 | 2306 | 2124 | 2162 | 2231 | 231 | 208 | 295 | 1634 | 545 | 1618 | 1212 | 1315 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 728 | 685 | 850 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 728 | 754 | 754 | 789 | 754 | 282 | 282 | 287 | 282 | 803 | 0 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 789 | 861 |
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