Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 10 Jan 2026 +13
Forecast 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
28.6° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 10). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (10 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
S
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.6
SE
0.4
SW
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)7121212899888881167131311131313161615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)797272737810212514314419319830545287261626146104132130159155143
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38AM
1.22
1:11PM
1.28
1:32AM
1.14
1:59PM
1.25
2:27AM
1.08
2:46PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50AM
0.26
7:29PM
0.33
7:38AM
0.34
8:24PM
0.35
8:26AM
0.40
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise---6:07-------6:09-------6:09----
Sunset-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2--3--132133222112111111
Temp. °C272727262626262526262626262626262626262626262626
Feels °C (?)282828272727272426262524232323232424232324242525
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Fishtraps surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest