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Peaking surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
28.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Peaking today?

The current surf forecast for Peaking at 3AM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (21 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.7
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)131216151414151515161616151515141414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13098196134167206255360492620701875842859924998984957904865767673600512
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
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
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:49PM
1.14
10:01AM
1.26
10:50PM
1.11
11:02AM
1.23
11:53PM
1.10
12:05PM
1.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:47AM
0.17
4:32PM
0.02
4:47AM
0.20
5:33PM
0.04
5:50AM
0.22
6:35PM
0.07
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:47-------6:47-------6:47----
Sunset------6:22-------6:21-------6:20-
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cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---121-----1----11------
Temp. °C282828272727282827272727272727272727272727272727
Feels °C (?)303030292929313230303029292929303029302929282828
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