Tiavea Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 13.96° S 171.50° W

Tiavea Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tiavea Bay sea temperature is
27.0° C
0.3° 

Tiavea Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tiavea Bay today (18 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tiavea Bay at 8AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (18 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon night, min 25°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
E
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.7
SW
15
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
55
75
49
48
43
33
35
25
43
42
26
37
33
21
30
0
45
45
45
45
45
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
25
SE
35
SE
40
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:06PM0.97m
10:31AM0.88m
11:01PM0.92m
11:33AM0.80m
00:02AM0.87m
12:42PM0.76m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.27m
4:33PM0.30m
5:20AM0.33m
5:29PM0.36m
6:30AM0.35m
6:35PM0.39m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:20
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
26
27
25
23
22
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