Good from afar (Foelifuka) surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 08 May 2026 +13
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Good from afar (Foelifuka) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Good from afar (Foelifuka) sea temperature is
28.6° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Good from afar (Foelifuka) today?

The current surf forecast for Good from afar (Foelifuka) at 4PM is: 2.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (08 May)6ft (1.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Good from afar (Foelifuka). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.6
SW
14
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1208
1365
1087
988
762
644
541
530
541
476
467
400
332
279
273
211
198
160
167
129
135
129
121
119
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:46AM0.99m
00:38AM0.92m
12:34PM0.98m
1:23AM0.94m
1:22PM0.99m
2:07AM0.98m
Low Tide
6:16PM0.28m
6:25AM0.42m
7:00PM0.29m
7:15AM0.41m
7:43PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:52
6:54
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6:13
6:12
6:12
6:10
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
11
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.3
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.2
S
10
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1208
1365
1087
988
762
644
541
530
541
476
467
400
332
279
273
211
198
160
125
122
135
129
121
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.2
SE
11
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
S
8
0.8
S
8
0.7
S
8
0.7
S
8
Energy kJ
392
368
447
389
382
341
253
239
212
178
178
157
157
154
151
148
103
126
126
129
90
86
65
63
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
32
31
31
35
20
20
28
28
89
89
124
122
112
104
104
104
104
132
167
128
99
99
99
99
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
584
575
599
583
583
583
583
15
15
15
583
622
20
20
0
0
0
0
0
288
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga Vava'u
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
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