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Peaking surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 19 May 2026 +13Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Peaking today?
The current surf forecast for Peaking at 11PM is: 0.5m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+13) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Peaking. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue night, min 23°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 12 | S 17 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | |
108 | 104 | 135 | 102 | 183 | 178 | 172 | 107 | 103 | 144 | 127 | 117 | 102 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 191 | 345 | 478 | 545 | 711 | 874 | 1211 | 1226 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:34PM1.16m | 9:45AM1.29m | 10:35PM1.15m | 10:46AM1.26m | 11:36PM1.14m | 11:48AM1.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:32AM0.16m | 4:16PM-0.02m | 4:33AM0.18m | 5:16PM0.02m | 5:36AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — |
 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
21 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 108 | 104 | 100 | 173 | 138 | 256 | 249 | 280 | 247 | 286 | 293 | 300 | 338 | 360 | 327 | 274 | 222 | 345 | 478 | 545 | 711 | 874 | 1211 | 1226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 48 | 44 | 98 | 102 | 102 | 178 | 172 | 107 | 103 | 144 | 127 | 117 | 102 | 100 | 97 | 95 | 191 | 173 | 169 | 141 | 141 | 110 | 106 | 74 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 16 | S 12 | SE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 14 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 57 | 95 | 135 | 97 | 183 | 66 | 45 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 19 | 13 | 37 | 36 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 11 | 17 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 464 | 458 | 244 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 283 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 582 | 282 | 282 | 606 | 13 | 282 |
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