Middles (Ovaka) surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 23 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
28.7° C
(Which is 1.4°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 8PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (23 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1086
969
954
765
645
565
457
450
442
344
315
233
165
134
100
79
104
101
93
88
119
119
114
114
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:04PM1.22m
00:56AM1.10m
1:08PM1.19m
1:58AM1.11m
2:11PM1.16m
2:55AM1.12m
Low Tide
6:35PM0.07m
6:55AM0.24m
7:37PM0.10m
8:00AM0.25m
8:36PM0.13m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:48
6:48
6:48
6:48
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6:21
6:20
6:20
6:19
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
30
31
32
31
29
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
26
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
10
0.6
SW
10
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
1086
969
954
765
645
565
457
450
442
344
315
233
165
134
100
79
104
101
93
88
119
119
114
114
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
13
0.5
NW
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
SW
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
5
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
7
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
6
0.6
SSE
6
Energy kJ
90
67
65
64
46
88
87
85
85
84
83
82
80
78
75
76
60
16
13
31
32
30
28
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.5
NW
14
0.5
NW
13
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
NE
7
0.4
SSW
13
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
SW
10
0.4
SW
9
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NNW
12
0.4
NNW
12
Energy kJ
103
102
97
91
88
34
32
21
21
21
20
12
42
16
56
74
73
46
31
51
50
50
50
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
4
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
SE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
24
15
21
45
13
16
27
13
39
17
19
54
78
78
86
92
94
109
109
95
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
13
0
0
0
0
0
13
13
13
587
587
13
914
587
587
587
601
601
790
790
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga Vava'u
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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