Tuamotu Island Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gisborne and Mahia, New Zealand)

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Tuamotu Island Surf Guide

Tuamotu Island in Gisborne is an exposed reef break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Offshore winds are from the north northeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. A left hand reef break. Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rocks/urchins.

Tuamotu Island Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	5	fairly consistent	16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tuamotu Island:

The best conditions reported for surf at Tuamotu Island occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the North-northeast.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Tuamotu Island (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Tuamotu Island with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 52% of the time in December while 44% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 4% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

52%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

44%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Tuamotu Island Location Map

Interactive Tuamotu Island surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Tuamotu Island is Gisborne Airport (GIS) in New Zealand, 8 km (5 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Tuamotu Island is Whakatane Airport (WHK), also in New Zealand, 132 km (82 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Tuamotu Island Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 17:53 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07			Fri
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	NE
Period (s)	13	13	14	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Tuamotu Island look like?

Latest photos from Tuamotu Island. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

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Tides at Tuamotu Island

Current tide and informaton

For Gisborne, New Zealand, 5 km from Tuamotu Island.

Next High Water: 10:09pm | 1.76m

Next Low Water: 04:31am | 0.72m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Tuamotu Island Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.0 °C) at Tuamotu Island is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite