Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 04 May 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
27.4° 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 1AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 04). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (05 May)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 143mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 22°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon afternoon, gales from the SW by Thu morning).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.2
SSE
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
3
SE
10
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
494
500
480
414
348
308
334
169
132
282
92
88
88
62
62
62
62
62
61
63
1861
692
1115
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
55
ESE
55
ESE
60
ESE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
65
S
40
WSW
45
SW
60
SW
65
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:53PM1.16m
9:50AM1.25m
10:37PM1.12m
10:32AM1.22m
11:22PM1.09m
11:16AM1.18m
Low Tide
3:42AM0.39m
4:19PM0.22m
4:24AM0.42m
5:02PM0.26m
5:08AM0.46m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:00
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6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
1
1
3
4
7
3
8
9
13
20
25
19
8
10
4
5
2
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
23
23
22
22
22
22
23
22
23
24
24
24
24
20
20
20
20
20
19
20
18
18
18
17
17
17
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
20
20
17
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
10
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
1.2
SSE
10
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
10
2.1
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
349
494
500
480
414
348
308
334
169
132
282
92
88
88
62
62
62
62
62
61
42
34
914
680
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.6
SW
14
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
15
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
Energy kJ
84
84
201
201
196
174
169
169
24
23
128
22
22
22
24
25
44
44
43
42
63
76
52
51
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
17
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
N
11
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
127
90
53
51
47
51
24
24
41
39
22
15
14
29
12
11
11
11
6
5
7
7
75
74
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
2
E
7
2
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.2
E
7
2.2
E
8
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
2.5
E
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
10
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
9
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
4
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3.5
ESE
10
3
SE
10
2.2
S
8
2.4
S
10
Energy kJ
212
312
371
393
371
457
537
544
1372
1662
1224
1403
1340
1403
1694
2024
2279
2414
3008
2352
2239
1861
692
1115
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
861
850
850
754
754
728
754
850
861
861
754
728
728
754
282
287
287
282
803
803
803
803
803
803
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga - Tongatapu
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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