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Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 04 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
27.7° 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 5AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun night, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SE on Sun night, near gales from the ESE by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
392 | 241 | 249 | 287 | 280 | 341 | 484 | 490 | 480 | 414 | 348 | 307 | 314 | 169 | 132 | 235 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 9:09AM1.29m | 9:53PM1.16m | 9:50AM1.25m | 10:37PM1.12m | 10:32AM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.37m | 3:37PM0.20m | 3:42AM0.39m | 4:19PM0.22m | 4:24AM0.42m | 5:02PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 241 | 110 | 249 | 287 | 280 | 341 | 484 | 490 | 480 | 414 | 348 | 307 | 314 | 169 | 132 | 235 | 92 | 88 | 88 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | N 12 | N 11 | SW 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 44 | 241 | 238 | 184 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 201 | 201 | 196 | 174 | 169 | 169 | 24 | 23 | 128 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | N 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 17 | N 12 | N 12 | S 15 | S 15 | N 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 |
| kJ | 63 | 22 | 60 | 101 | 119 | 127 | 90 | 53 | 51 | 47 | 51 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 17 | 22 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 24 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 392 | 297 | 226 | 219 | 200 | 212 | 272 | 385 | 420 | 411 | 411 | 411 | 422 | 1132 | 1238 | 1040 | 1343 | 1236 | 1236 | 1236 | 1131 | 1073 | 994 | 900 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 872 | 850 | 850 | 864 | 850 | 850 | 850 | 778 | 772 | 887 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 861 | 861 | 803 | 775 | 789 | 283 | 282 | 282 | 282 | 282 |
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