Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 07 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
19.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 9PM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)--
Afternoon (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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 (?)
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
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
Period(s) (?)7777666666666666671514131366
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38262322202114141413121212766681715141377
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
5
SSE
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
SW
10
SE
10
ENE
10
ESE
0
SSW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:18PM
1.94
10:47AM
2.07
11:10PM
1.96
11:38AM
2.06
12:00AM
1.96
12:26PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.57
4:27AM
0.53
5:07PM
0.57
5:20AM
0.56
5:56PM
0.58
6:09AM
0.59
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:52-------5:52--
Sunset-8:35-------8:35-------8:35------
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1---------------------
Temp. °C201918171616191918181716161723252525232018182427
Feels °C (?)202020171616191716191815151622242424241917172427
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