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Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 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
27.5° 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 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm 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 cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Evening (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Fishtraps. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 229mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Mainly gales. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | |
132 | 132 | 100 | 92 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 59 | 151 | 345 | 939 | 1137 | 1043 | 1045 | 1478 | 1433 | 1762 | 1522 | 1382 | 903 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:37PM1.12m | 10:32AM1.22m | 11:22PM1.09m | 11:16AM1.18m | 00:08AM1.07m | 12:01PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:24AM0.42m | 5:02PM0.26m | 5:08AM0.46m | 5:47PM0.29m | 5:54AM0.49m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:14 |
4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 30 | 58 | 35 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 24 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | ESE 10 | SW 10 | SSW 9 |
 kJ | 132 | 132 | 100 | 92 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 1403 | 1458 | 1633 | 1119 | 808 | 596 | 1043 | 1045 | 1478 | 1433 | 1762 | 318 | 1382 | 903 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 8 | N 6 | N 10 | N 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 71 | 59 | 151 | 42 | 33 | 51 | 468 | 402 | 356 | 363 | 377 | 53 | 312 | 260 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 12 | S 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | SSW 18 | N 12 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 41 | 17 | 37 | 15 | 14 | 3 | — | 3 | 11 | 44 | 42 | 42 | 39 | 53 | 54 | 35 | 50 | 31 | 48 | 37 | 39 | 61 | 24 | 138 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | N 6 | SSW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | W 6 | WNW 6 | SW 10 | W 6 | NW 5 |
| kJ | 1602 | 1795 | 2028 | 2151 | 2247 | 2751 | 3007 | 2306 | 1976 | 1747 | 1765 | 88 | 171 | 345 | 939 | 1137 | 587 | 511 | 470 | 104 | 95 | 1522 | 154 | 60 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 754 | 754 | 728 | 789 | 789 | 754 | 803 | 803 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 803 | 789 | 803 | 803 | 803 | 864 | 861 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 754 | 754 |
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