Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
27.7° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414151516161615151414141414131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)350466598757101412811513161317531760173619561929184916151591134612281092944827748678593
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
1.49
11:08PM
1.31
11:16AM
1.44
12:08AM
1.28
12:16PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07AM
0.21
4:50PM
0.01
5:03AM
0.24
5:48PM
0.05
6:04AM
0.28
6:49PM
0.10
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise-6:54-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset----6:24-------6:23-------6:23---
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
4321--1331--1111--------
Temp. °C272727272727272727272727272726262626262626262626
Feels °C (?)282929292930302930303030313131303030303029282828
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