Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 +13
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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
28.8° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 1PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (13 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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 (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
1.1
NNE
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
1.6
N
0.4
SSW
1.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)151214141414141313131313613131213131212126136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13496203128100716711310910810610683827955585853525116957200
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
NE
20
N
25
NE
40
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
1.05
3:34PM
1.20
4:17AM
1.03
4:22PM
1.19
5:10AM
1.03
5:09PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
0.44
10:10PM
0.35
10:06AM
0.47
10:59PM
0.33
10:55AM
0.47
11:47PM
0.30
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-6:09-------6:11-------6:11------
Sunset-----7:28-------7:28-------7:28--
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light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
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Rain (mm)
---2121114-8976335676921
Temp. °C262727272727272727252624242323242323242324242526
Feels °C (?)262828282727262728242322232220222021222223222222
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