Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
27.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 1PM is: 0.8m 19s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Afternoon (08 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)18s
Evening (08 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.7
W
1.8
W
2
W
2.2
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
2.3
W
2.4
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)141414191715141413121213131212111212121213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15819819846174579672411291155123814151958199517541413137114371525182423933447372234252830
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
NE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
1.18
12:37AM
1.05
12:35PM
1.14
1:28AM
1.02
1:26PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:37AM
0.44
6:18PM
0.31
6:24AM
0.48
7:08PM
0.35
7:15AM
0.51
8:00PM
0.37
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:36-------6:35-------6:34---
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cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1228116321111-----11-
Temp. °C262626272726262627272727272727272727272727272626
Feels °C (?)252525272624242426252626262627272828282829302927
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