Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
12.8° C
1.5° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 9AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (29 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (29 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
13
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.5
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.3
ESE
12
1.2
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1.1
ESE
11
1
ESE
11
1
E
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.9
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
0.7
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
958
943
853
800
749
737
644
603
530
437
422
343
314
314
263
251
205
205
164
164
126
126
123
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NE
15
N
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
5:36AM1.66m
6:18PM1.74m
6:27AM1.71m
7:03PM1.80m
7:13AM1.77m
7:44PM1.87m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.74m
00:30AM0.80m
12:36PM0.70m
1:18AM0.75m
1:20PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
9
8
9
12
14
12
10
9
9
9
10
15
15
12
10
12
14
13
12
14
15
13
11
Feels °C
6
4
5
9
10
8
6
4
5
5
7
10
10
7
6
8
10
10
7
8
10
8
5
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