Middles (Ovaka) surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 18 Jan 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
29.1° 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 9AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)15s
Evening (18 Jan)2ft (0.6m)14s

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

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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)151515151514141414141413131313131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)831091071361711691671641601531471441401401381381361341281221201189896
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:53AM
0.97
6:53PM
1.12
7:35AM
0.99
7:35PM
1.13
8:16AM
1.01
8:16PM
1.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
0.32
1:24AM
0.18
1:24PM
0.31
2:03AM
0.17
2:07PM
0.31
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wed
21
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset-----7:19-------7:19-------7:19--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
23-----2-----21------11-
Temp. °C282828292929292828282829292828282828282829282828
Feels °C (?)333231323233333131313132323131313232323233313232
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