Ins and Outs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.56° S 149.30° W

Issued: 7 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Ins and Outs sea temperature is

26.1°C

Ins and Outs 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 Ins and Outs today (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Ins and Outs at 1PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	11s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (12 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

Table - waves today at Ins and Outs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 12							Sunday 13								Monday 14
	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	32	31	31	42	59	71	73	75	72	90	75	66	70	75	78	83	83	85	83	83	77	60	60
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNW	NE	SE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross-on
High Tide				1:25PM0.38m				1:27AM0.35m				1:49PM0.35m				1:46AM0.33m					2:09PM0.31m
Low Tide		7:16AM-0.00m				7:35PM0.04m				7:40AM0.02m				7:54PM0.06m					8:02AM0.04m				8:09PM0.09m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	24	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	26	26	26	25
Feels °C	24	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	26	24	26	26	26	26	26	27	27	27	29	30	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ENE 6	SE 10	SE 9	SE 9	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	SE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	85	80	80	79	65	47	47	75	45	22	21	66	70	75	78	83	12	85	83	83	77	60	60
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	E 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 8	NE 11	SE 10	NNE 10	E 8	E 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	NNW 10	NNE 11	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11
kJ	32	23	31	30	19	12	18	46	10	12	12	21	21	21	13	13	11	12	10	11	11	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	NE 11	E 8	N 10	E 8	NE 11	N 10	NE 10	E 8	N 10	NNW 12	E 8	E 8	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNE 11	ESE 9	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11
kJ	18	31	12	18	13	18	17	16	12	7	14	12	12	12	24	12	12	8	12	12	11	11	11
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 3	—	—	—	—	ENE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	20	17	28	42	59	71	73	—	72	90	75	6	—	—	—	—	83	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Maraa Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Paea Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Pine Trees (Sunset) Tahiti	Papara Beach Tahiti	Cook Bay Moorea	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Vairao Tahiti	Papara Beach Tahiti	Faaone Tahiti	Papenoo Rivermouth (L'Embouchure) Tahiti	Ins and Outs Tahiti	Papenoo Beach (Chinaman's Bay) Tahiti	Mataval Bay Tahiti
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	2	3	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	35	25	33	25	25	25	32	30	54	35	35	35	35	35	25	25	25	30	13	11	0	12	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Tahiti	Maraa	Maraa	Passe de Maraa	Passe de Maraa	Passe de Maraa	Passe de Maraa	Passe de Maraa	Passe de Maraa		Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Maraa	Passe de Maraa	Passe de Maraa	Teahupo’o	Teahupo’o	Teahupo’o	Passe de Maraa	Teahupo’o	Taapuna	Teahupo’o
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in French Polynesia	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Passe de Maraa Tahiti	Passe de Maraa Tahiti	Passe de Maraa Tahiti	Passe de Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Passe de Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Maraa Tahiti	Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Maraa Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Fare Left Huahine	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Teahupo’o Tahiti	Fare Left Huahine	Teahupo’o Tahiti
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Frigates Fiji	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Noises Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Frigates Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Supertubes Australia	Gas Bay Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8	5	5	5	5

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