Teahupo’o Surf Break

Lat Long: 17.86° S 149.25° W

Teahupo’o 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Teahupo’o sea temperature is
25.9° C
0.2° 

Teahupo’o surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Teahupo’o today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Teahupo’o at 5AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (18 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

Table - waves today at Teahupo’o. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
S
12
1.4
SSE
15
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.5
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
17
1.3
SSW
16
1.3
SSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
456
857
465
541
815
701
711
669
757
864
886
952
963
907
853
917
1300
1651
2028
2055
1972
1787
1998
1429
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
SW
0
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WSW
20
SW
30
S
25
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:46AM0.31m
3:13PM0.26m
2:50AM0.27m
3:09PM0.22m
2:18AM0.24m
1:07PM0.18m
Low Tide
9:12AM0.11m
9:00PM0.15m
9:35AM0.14m
8:29PM0.18m
10:01AM0.18m
5:16PM0.16m
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clear
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clear
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clear
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clear
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rain showers
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:46
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
24
26
26
26
28
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
29
29
28
27
25
23
24
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