Fishtraps 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 21.06° S 175.33° W

Issued: 12 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Fishtraps sea temperature is

22.9°C

Fishtraps surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Fishtraps today (27 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	17s
Afternoon (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	17s
Evening (27 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 27					Wednesday 28								Thursday 29
	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	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	671	640	596	574	567	560	553	525	360	355	350	293	248	192	176	109	109	114	174	130	162
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	7:58AM1.30m				8:08PM1.46m				8:49AM1.32m				8:57PM1.48m				9:41AM1.32m				9:48PM1.47m
Low Tide			1:55PM0.22m				2:34AM0.04m				2:44PM0.22m				3:25AM0.02m				3:36PM0.23m


	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	21	21	21	21	22	22	22	22
Feels °C	20	20	20	20	19	19	20	19	19	19	20	20	21	21	20	20	20	22	22	22	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	671	640	596	574	567	560	553	525	360	355	350	293	114	120	99	99	99	75	75	130	162
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	S 10	S 10
kJ	221	206	199	155	155	152	114	82	78	73	71	50	248	192	176	109	109	114	174	16	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 11	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	NNW 12	S 15	S 14	S 18	S 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	S 9	S 8	NNW 11	NNW 10
kJ	9	9	23	52	51	14	38	16	55	53	51	51	50	49	32	31	29	25	12	11	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	E 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	113	99	113	113	134	126	139	138	157	161	147	132	58	—	—	—	—	—	117	97	111
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Bowling left Vava'u	Elliot Bay Northland	Lighthouse Kadavu Passage	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Bowling left Vava'u	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Fishtraps Tongatapu	Corners Tongatapu
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	2	283	1877	728	2	2	2	2	2	2	283	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3				3	2	2	2	2	2		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Middles (Ovaka) Vava'u			The Pass Tongatapu	The Pass Tongatapu	The Pass Tongatapu	The Pass Tongatapu	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	The Pass Tongatapu	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	The Pass Tongatapu	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u	Good from afar (Foelifuka) Vava'u
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			3	2	2	2	3	2	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	4	7	5	7	5	7	4	5	5	4	4	4	4

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