
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 5PM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tuamotu Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 32 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 96 | 57 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 127 | 280 | 446 | 1176 | 1093 | 1221 | 1085 | 914 | 771 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 12:49PM1.88m | 1:09AM1.78m | 1:45PM1.84m | 2:13AM1.74m | 2:51PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37AM0.51m | 7:03PM0.63m | 7:32AM0.54m | 8:06PM0.66m | 8:34AM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
57 | 28 | 16 | 57 | 53 | 96 | 57 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 127 | 280 | 446 | 559 | 616 | 629 | 551 | 455 | 390 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 |
7 | 32 | 62 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | NE 4 | E 10 | ENE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | S 15 | E 17 | NE 17 |
2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 6 | 12 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | W 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 5 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | 133 | 1176 | 1093 | 1221 | 1085 | 914 | 771 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 3 | 43 | 58 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 10 |
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