Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 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
19.2° 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: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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 (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
S
0.2
E
Period(s) (?)66671514131366661110109887778128
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6678171514137773911181614138885115
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
15
SSE
15
SE
10
NE
5
S
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
E
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
2.06
12:00AM
1.96
12:26PM
2.03
12:49AM
1.93
1:09PM
1.99
1:35AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:56PM
0.58
6:09AM
0.59
6:44PM
0.58
6:55AM
0.63
7:28PM
0.59
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise-------5:52-------5:54-------5:54
Sunset---8:35-------8:35-------8:35----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242626242221181924242728262321212732342925252423
Feels °C (?)232424232321171924232627252017172428302522212021
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