Pass (Ovaka) surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 Mar 2026 +13
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Pass (Ovaka) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Pass (Ovaka) sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Pass (Ovaka) today?

The current surf forecast for Pass (Ovaka) at 6PM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (17 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)19s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SW
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.8
SW
0.7
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
Period(s) (?)121213191912121118181818181717161616161616151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)147155173133181109109125161157252249510493465310302302299299242181171167
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
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
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
1.14
6:21AM
1.12
6:36PM
1.16
7:04AM
1.17
7:23PM
1.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:40AM
0.27
12:08AM
0.18
12:26PM
0.22
12:50AM
0.16
1:14PM
0.17
1:34AM
0.15
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset--6:50-------6:49-------6:47-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----1------1-1-----11--2
Temp. °C282828282828282728282828282727272828282828282827
Feels °C (?)292929303030302830303131323029292929303029303028
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