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Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 +13Forecast 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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?
The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 7PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 3.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the ESE on Tue night, fresh winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | |
360 | 341 | 132 | 132 | 128 | 93 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 73 | 73 | 78 | 1055 | 804 | 453 | 710 | 824 | 732 | 848 | 777 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 9:50AM1.25m | 10:37PM1.12m | 10:32AM1.22m | 11:22PM1.09m | 11:16AM1.18m | 00:08AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:19PM0.22m | 4:24AM0.42m | 5:02PM0.26m | 5:08AM0.46m | 5:47PM0.29m | 5:54AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | 6:14 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | SW 13 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSW 9 |
 kJ | 360 | 341 | 132 | 132 | 128 | 93 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 1695 | 62 | 1207 | 1065 | 914 | 792 | 804 | 453 | 459 | 402 | 370 | 385 | 777 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SW 13 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | N 6 | E 10 | E 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 169 | 169 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 44 | 44 | 62 | 6 | 73 | 73 | 63 | 95 | 643 | 510 | 31 | 35 | 37 | 39 | 318 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | N 12 | S 17 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 17 | SW 14 | N 12 |
| kJ | 24 | 24 | 41 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 43 | 6 | 62 | 64 | 78 | 33 | 51 | 50 | 32 | 53 | 54 | 33 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | N 7 | N 7 | SW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 8 |
| kJ | 572 | 838 | 1602 | 1938 | 2111 | 2151 | 2459 | 3110 | 3614 | 2765 | 2135 | 1970 | 1864 | 329 | 614 | 523 | 1055 | 239 | 225 | 710 | 824 | 732 | 848 | 363 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 850 | 850 | 754 | 861 | 754 | 772 | 789 | 789 | 803 | 803 | 282 | 289 | 287 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 864 | 803 | 803 | 864 | 789 | 861 | 754 | 769 |
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