Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
15.3°C
0.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 9AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
S
11
4
S
10
4
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.4
S
10
2.2
S
9
1.9
S
9
0.9
SSE
14
0.9
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3459
3065
2893
2548
2500
2309
2309
1976
1601
1347
1041
803
632
281
326
408
433
554
546
588
557
549
549
Wind (km/h)
40
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
15
S
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
15
ESE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:19AM1.79m
11:40PM1.71m
12:08PM1.76m
00:29AM1.69m
12:58PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.68m
5:39PM0.70m
5:57AM0.75m
6:30PM0.73m
6:48AM0.80m
7:23PM0.75m
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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6:16
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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 mm
1
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
10
10
11
11
11
12
12
11
10
9
11
13
13
13
11
11
10
10
14
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
1
1
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
7
8
10
9
8
7
7
12
13
12
13
12
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