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Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 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
28.5° 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 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)6615151515151414141414131313131313131312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2927113139176171171206248245238224215212208208168168163161124120118118
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
1.25
7:29AM
1.10
7:24PM
1.27
8:11AM
1.14
8:06PM
1.29
8:51AM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:14AM
0.23
1:13PM
0.41
1:55AM
0.20
1:57PM
0.39
2:35AM
0.18
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:13-------6:15--
Sunset-7:28-------7:28-------7:28------
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--112-------------------
Temp. °C282828272727272828282827272727272828282727272727
Feels °C (?)313132303030303132323231313131313231323131313131
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