Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 4PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)999101010101010101010101010101010101212121010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)287615417260266266266266271271266266320325325384394461479190323072558873963
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
1.71
11:22PM
1.76
11:44AM
1.68
12:11AM
1.75
12:33PM
1.67
1:02AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.74
5:44AM
0.72
6:02PM
0.78
6:37AM
0.74
6:52PM
0.80
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-----
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-11-1-----------11-11211
Temp. °C191920201818181718181816161616171818181818191919
Feels °C (?)191921201818181719181613141414161817171616171615
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