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Motels surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 07 Dec 2025 +13Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Motels surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motels sea temperature is
26.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Motels today?
The current surf forecast for Motels at 9AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (07 Dec) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 Dec) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Motels. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 694 | 704 | 943 | 771 | 759 | 736 | 575 | 480 | 396 | 330 | 319 | 185 | 146 | 110 | 112 | 134 | 169 | 123 | 153 | 224 | 215 | 212 | 246 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:14AM 1.36 | 9:19PM 1.53 | 10:10AM 1.35 | 10:16PM 1.47 | 11:07AM 1.34 | 11:13PM 1.40 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:55AM -0.07 | 3:08PM 0.19 | 3:50AM -0.05 | 4:06PM 0.22 | 4:46AM 0.00 | 5:05PM 0.25 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 07 | Monday 08 | Tuesday 09 | Wed 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:14 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
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