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Middles (Ovaka) surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 +13
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Middles (Ovaka) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Middles (Ovaka) sea temperature is
28.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Middles (Ovaka) today?

The current surf forecast for Middles (Ovaka) at 1AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)15s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131615141415151516161615151514141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28219919615629126225135047261479996410681281121613261308137413551336124411901086969
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
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
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
1.15
10:01AM
1.29
10:50PM
1.13
11:02AM
1.25
11:53PM
1.11
12:04PM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.18
4:32PM
0.02
4:47AM
0.20
5:33PM
0.05
5:50AM
0.23
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:47-------6:47-------6:48--
Sunset6:22-------6:22-------6:22-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----121-----1----1-----
Temp. °C282828282827272828282828272727272827272727272727
Feels °C (?)292930303029283031313131302929293129292929292828
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