Tommas (Ovaka) surfForecast / Vava'u / Tonga

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 +13
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Tommas (Ovaka) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tommas (Ovaka) sea temperature is
29.8° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tommas (Ovaka) today?

The current surf forecast for Tommas (Ovaka) at 5PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+13) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (29 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SW
0.5
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
1
E
0.5
SW
0.6
SW
0.6
SW
0.5
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SW
1.3
NW
0.4
SW
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.3
SW
0.3
SW
Period(s) (?)1271116161616815151514141411148877771313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)67264690125159124140115137134103731020715050372720142727
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
N
15
N
30
NNW
35
N
40
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
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-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:46PM
1.24
4:31AM
1.08
4:44PM
1.28
5:29AM
1.11
5:40PM
1.30
6:24AM
1.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:25AM
0.23
10:18PM
0.09
10:26AM
0.21
11:16PM
0.04
11:25AM
0.18
12:11AM
0.02
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset---7:17-------7:17-------7:17----
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
2-1121--1---------123532
Temp. °C282929292828282828282929282828282828282728282828
Feels °C (?)303233333031313130303232313131303131323031272726
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