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Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 24 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
30.2° C
 (Which is 3.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 5PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (24 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (24 Jan)5ft (1.5m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
S
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
1.5
WSW
0.7
SW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1
SSW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
1
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)14111212101899981616161615151414141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18115213213743930742142124312225425124829526641511091344149317781647164714971249
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
1.30
11:47PM
1.23
12:17PM
1.32
12:40AM
1.19
1:07PM
1.33
1:39AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:42PM
0.30
5:55AM
0.25
6:35PM
0.28
6:44AM
0.28
7:32PM
0.26
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:18
Sunset---7:28-------7:27-------7:27----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1111--------------11----
Temp. °C282828282828272727272727282727272727272727272626
Feels °C (?)282828282929272727262625262626262728272525262525
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