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Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 26 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Tuamotu Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
20.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 7PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (26 Jan)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (26 Jan)3ft (0.9m)11s

Table - waves today at Tuamotu Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)12121211111111101010101010101010101099991010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3232582031861702061981411361331331401371521581338096909673625050
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
0
SW
15
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
5
W
20
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		crosscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:30PM
1.99
12:55AM
1.94
1:14PM
1.95
1:45AM
1.92
2:01PM
1.90
2:36AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:50PM
0.45
6:59AM
0.51
7:37PM
0.43
7:50AM
0.54
8:26PM
0.43
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise-------6:11-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset---8:28-------8:27-------8:25----
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C202221201716151520191919181817181818181917161616
Feels °C (?)172219191514131319161719181716181717171816151515
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