Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 24 Feb 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
29.7° C
(Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 6AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141414141414141414141414131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313416534534549565557549565447447447387336327299246208205202196151120118
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
5
E
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:27AM
1.22
12:45PM
1.36
1:27AM
1.18
1:44PM
1.34
2:33AM
1.16
2:47PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:26AM
0.28
7:15PM
0.19
7:24AM
0.32
8:18PM
0.20
8:28AM
0.35
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise---6:35-------6:35-------6:35----
Sunset-------7:13-------7:12-------7:10
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1-31153--------134241--1
Temp. °C272727282827282727272727282828282727252425272727
Feels °C (?)282928292929322929303029303131313030272626282830
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