Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 20 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
27.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 11AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131316161414141415151616161515141414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)480374369277228406400293350466598767102812811513161317531760173619561929184916391591
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
N
35
N
25
N
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
15
N
20
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:26AM
1.51
10:11PM
1.34
10:20AM
1.49
11:08PM
1.31
11:16AM
1.44
12:08AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
0.18
3:54PM
-0.01
4:07AM
0.21
4:50PM
0.01
5:03AM
0.24
5:48PM
0.05
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise-6:54-------6:54-------6:54------
Sunset----6:25-------6:24-------6:23---
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
---135641333--1111211111
Temp. °C262627262626272727262526262726262627272727272727
Feels °C (?)242326242425272728262625262927292929292930303131
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