Peaking surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 12 Jan 2026 +13
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Peaking surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Peaking sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Peaking today?

The current surf forecast for Peaking at 8AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (12 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.8
SSE
0.5
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.3
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.6
SE
0.4
SW
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)7777777777771414141414141313136137
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2431602001341161161051058888736210210052515129626144334218
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
0
ESE
0
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:13AM
0.94
2:32PM
1.05
3:05AM
0.91
3:17PM
1.04
3:55AM
0.90
4:01PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:12AM
0.34
9:00PM
0.30
9:00AM
0.36
9:49PM
0.28
9:46AM
0.37
10:35PM
0.26
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise-6:07-------6:09-------6:09------
Sunset-----7:19-------7:19-------7:19--
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Rain (mm)
11-122112--121--22---283
Temp. °C262727272727272727272727272728272728282828272626
Feels °C (?)282929303030313129282930303029282627282727262625
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