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Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 28 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
29.1° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 28). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (28 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
NE
0.6
NW
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)1212121218181817161616161616151514141414149119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32432424023620024624618621120630630224523927325825120316716716401010
Wind
(km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01PM
1.36
3:49AM
1.16
4:03PM
1.38
4:54AM
1.18
5:05PM
1.41
5:56AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:39AM
0.32
9:36PM
0.19
9:43AM
0.33
10:40PM
0.15
10:47AM
0.31
11:41PM
0.10
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset---7:27-------7:25-------7:25----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------111-----------
Temp. °C272727272727272828282928282827272828282828272827
Feels °C (?)282827272829283030303230303030283030302930293129
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