Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 18 Jan 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
28.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 10PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)--
Afternoon (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (18 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131313121212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24824523822421521220820816816816316112412011811811611611411087876765
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:24PM
1.27
8:11AM
1.14
8:06PM
1.29
8:51AM
1.17
8:48PM
1.30
9:31AM
1.21
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.20
1:57PM
0.39
2:35AM
0.18
2:40PM
0.37
3:13AM
0.18
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise-----6:13-------6:15-------6:15--
Sunset-7:28-------7:28-------7:28------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------1-11--------121---
Temp. °C282828282828282828282828272727282828282827272828
Feels °C (?)323232323232323232313132313130323232323231303232
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