Motels surfForecast / Tongatapu / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 22 Oct 2025 +13
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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
24.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Motels today?

The current surf forecast for Motels at 6PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 22). 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 (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Afternoon (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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

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Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)151514141414131313181816161615151416161615141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)492472459453447416295286286375510454574719831510598108211941041949833736726
Wind
(km/h)
35
E
35
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:01AM
1.21
8:07PM
1.31
8:42AM
1.20
8:44PM
1.29
9:23AM
1.18
9:23PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:58PM
0.33
2:29AM
0.20
2:36PM
0.35
3:09AM
0.20
3:15PM
0.37
3:49AM
0.22
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise-------6:03-------6:03-------6:03
Sunset--6:45-------6:46-------6:46-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222222222222222222232323232222232323232323232323
Feels °C (?)191819191919191819202021201919212222222222232424
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Tongatapu

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-off at Motels (light winds from the E at Fua Amotu Tonga Airport 26 km from Motels). 0.7m 15s groundswell from the SW with a 0.5m 10s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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26 km away, 2 h 17 min ago

17 km/h
E
0.0
24.0
Air / Water (°C)
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