Middles (Ovaka) surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 05 May 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
28.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 5AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (05 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
2.3
SE
10
1.9
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
423
499
1013
674
674
701
924
1146
1170
1116
1019
947
880
817
809
932
932
769
769
665
665
569
507
424
Wind (km/h)
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
35
NW
35
NW
35
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:27AM1.06m
10:15PM0.94m
10:13AM1.03m
11:03PM0.92m
10:59AM1.01m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.35m
3:59PM0.22m
4:03AM0.38m
4:45PM0.24m
4:50AM0.40m
5:31PM0.27m
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
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6:50
6:52
6:52
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6:14
6:13
6:13
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
1
2
Temp °C
25
25
26
25
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
21
21
22
23
24
24
23
23
23
25
25
25
26
28
29
28
27
25
25
24
24
24
25
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
10
1.6
S
10
0.6
SW
16
1.9
SSE
10
1.9
SSE
10
2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2
SE
10
2
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
Energy kJ
423
499
157
674
674
701
924
1146
1170
1116
1019
947
880
817
809
932
932
769
769
665
665
569
507
424
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.3
N
12
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
N
12
1.1
SW
8
1.8
SW
8
1.7
SW
9
1.3
SW
8
0.6
N
11
0.6
N
11
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
Energy kJ
89
157
24
121
107
233
260
103
103
177
190
186
199
194
143
97
143
428
447
214
84
84
58
58
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.3
N
11
0.2
S
16
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.5
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.4
SW
13
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
12
0.6
N
11
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
11
0.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
42
23
21
24
44
104
103
44
46
73
75
73
71
69
98
45
97
97
95
85
56
54
61
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
6
1.6
E
7
2.3
SE
10
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1
ENE
8
0.4
WSW
8
1.1
SW
7
1.1
WSW
7
1.1
WSW
4
1.3
SW
8
Energy kJ
202
243
1013
159
212
283
234
131
23
126
99
46
206
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
590
591
590
577
577
577
586
577
577
577
577
577
2
1
1
1
577
286
577
577
577
577
577
577
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga Vava'u
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Tonga
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
5
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