Fishtraps surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am 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
27.7° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Fishtraps today?

The current surf forecast for Fishtraps at 9AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 May)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
1
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)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
241
249
280
280
349
494
490
490
414
360
295
169
169
132
128
92
88
88
62
62
62
62
62
61
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
50
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
off
off
off
off
off
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
off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:09AM1.29m
9:53PM1.16m
9:50AM1.25m
10:37PM1.12m
10:32AM1.22m
11:22PM1.09m
Low Tide
3:01AM0.37m
3:37PM0.20m
3:42AM0.39m
4:19PM0.22m
4:24AM0.42m
5:02PM0.26m
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thunderstorm
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cloud
thunderstorm
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6:58
6:58
7:00
7:00
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6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
1
2
2
Temp °C
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
21
19
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
20
20
18
18
19
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
1.2
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.3
S
9
1.4
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
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
S
7
Energy kJ
110
249
280
280
349
494
490
490
414
360
295
169
169
132
128
92
88
88
62
62
62
62
62
17
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
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
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
241
238
184
83
84
84
201
201
196
174
169
24
24
23
22
22
22
22
24
25
25
25
24
61
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.4
N
12
Energy kJ
22
60
101
119
127
90
53
51
47
24
24
45
41
39
37
15
14
29
12
25
11
24
22
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
7
1.4
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
6
1.6
ESE
6
1.7
ESE
6
2
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
2
E
7
2.1
E
7
2.5
ESE
9
2.5
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
ESE
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
3
E
9
Energy kJ
297
226
159
200
219
310
342
388
416
422
470
987
1133
1418
1494
1461
1464
1469
1474
1375
1314
1375
1314
1299
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
1
3
2
1
1
4
4
Distance (km)
728
872
850
850
864
850
850
850
778
772
887
803
803
803
803
861
861
803
775
789
283
282
282
282
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
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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