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Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
27.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 8AM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
1591 | 1438 | 1326 | 1173 | 929 | 833 | 748 | 614 | 537 | 478 | 357 | 268 | 224 | 187 | 178 | 248 | 289 | 279 | 256 | 247 | 235 | 235 | 184 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.28m | 12:16PM1.39m | 1:10AM1.25m | 1:20PM1.33m | 2:14AM1.24m | 2:25PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.28m | 6:49PM0.10m | 7:09AM0.32m | 7:51PM0.15m | 8:16AM0.34m | 8:53PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
31 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 1591 | 1438 | 1326 | 1173 | 929 | 833 | 748 | 614 | 537 | 478 | 357 | 268 | 224 | 187 | 178 | 248 | 289 | 279 | 256 | 247 | 235 | 235 | 184 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 13 | SW 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 86 | 123 | 176 | 96 | 77 | 76 | 43 | 41 | 29 | 21 | 45 | 20 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 9 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 28 | 6 | 6 | 40 | 55 | 70 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 45 | 21 | 41 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 29 | 22 | 51 | 55 | 66 | 67 | 87 | 103 | 113 | 160 | 193 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 872 | 1607 | 0 | 861 | 861 | 850 | 861 | 728 | 728 | 728 |
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