Teahupo’o 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 17.86° S 149.25° W

Issued: 1 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Teahupo’o sea temperature is

26.3° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Teahupo’o today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 22s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 21s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 20s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Teahupo’o at 8PM is: 2.5m 20s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (-10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	22s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	21s
Evening (20 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	20s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 22°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 20					Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	3	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 22	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	3843	4140	4377	4779	4634	5580	5953	4904	4403	3921	3876	3876	3354	2748	2290	2511	5043	4473	4618	4461	4178
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			4:42PM0.27m				4:26AM0.26m					6:29PM0.23m				6:19AM0.23m					9:50PM0.23m
Low Tide	10:17AM0.12m				10:33PM0.17m					11:12AM0.15m				11:30PM0.20m					2:37PM0.17m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	25
Feels °C	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	19	19	21	21	21	20	21	20	20	22
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 21	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 19	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 17
kJ	1184	4140	4377	4779	4634	5580	5953	4904	4403	3921	3876	3876	3354	2748	2290	2511	5043	4473	4618	4461	4178
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 22	SSW 11	SSW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 11	S 10	S 10	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	3843	1034	972	915	915	233	208	245	—	265	265	260	260	326	1134	1461	176	133	140	140	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 15	—	—	SE 12	—	WSW 19	—	—	SW 18	SSW 22	SSE 10	—	—	—	—	—	W 16
kJ	381	371	362	407	309	—	—	22	—	36	—	—	12	408	279	—	—	—	—	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 10	SE 10	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	ESE 6	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	353	530	510	520	74	41	441	433	50	72	74	80	86	182	131	198	200	182	261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Beachouse Kadavu Passage	Oh Right Vava'u	Bowling left Vava'u	Oh Right Vava'u	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Golf Course Rarotonga	Golf Course Rarotonga	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Aunu'u Island Tutuila	Poloa Tutuila
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	2	4	5	5	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1
Distance (km)	3483	2614	2614	2614	2313	1170	1170	2313	2313	2313	2313	2313	2313	2313	2313	2313	2313	2313	2313	2313	2341
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4

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