Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 11PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (15 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the SSW by Fri night).

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.2
SSE
10
0.5
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.9
S
6
2.5
S
9
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3
SSE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
12
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
25
22
10
15
18
58
1079
2451
2440
2283
2222
2415
2778
2888
4815
3825
3135
2473
Wind (km/h)
25
N
10
NW
5
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
30
WSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:02PM1.79m
10:33AM1.83m
10:51PM1.74m
11:19AM1.79m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.61m
4:16AM0.59m
4:51PM0.66m
5:05AM0.68m
5:39PM0.70m
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
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6:20
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6:20
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7:24
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7:25
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7:27
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 mm
1
4
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2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
18
16
12
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
11
12
12
11
Feels °C
15
15
10
5
8
5
3
0
0
-1
-2
-1
-2
0
1
2
4
5
4
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