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Motuau Island surfForecast / Tahiti / French Polynesia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 21 May 2026 -10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Motuau Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Motuau Island sea temperature is
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Motuau Island today?
The current surf forecast for Motuau Island at 12AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (-10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (22 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Motuau Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | |
58 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 21 | 70 | 59 | 69 | 46 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:21PM0.23m | 6:56AM0.19m | 7:31PM0.23m | 8:25AM0.21m | 8:49PM0.26m | 9:18AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.12m | 12:27PM0.14m | 2:23AM0.12m | 2:20PM0.12m | 3:29AM0.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
 kJ | 35 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 32 | 27 | 70 | 111 | 110 | 73 | 102 | 99 | 69 | 70 | 33 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 69 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 34 | 32 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 25 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 28 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 8 | NNE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 79 | 50 | 27 | 45 | 44 | 31 | 44 | 43 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 25 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 4 | — | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 20 | — | 21 | 13 | 21 | 70 | 59 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 18 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 177 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 |
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