Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
13.1°C
0.8° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
S
11
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
18
0.3
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
17
0.3
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
S
16
0.3
SSE
11
0.2
S
16
0.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
25
39
26
15
96
115
74
57
32
62
58
54
95
56
28
26
20
23
20
44
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
E
20
E
15
NE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
25
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:55AM1.92m
00:14AM1.84m
12:49PM1.88m
1:09AM1.78m
1:45PM1.84m
Low Tide
6:05PM0.58m
6:37AM0.51m
7:03PM0.63m
7:32AM0.54m
8:06PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
15
14
13
12
11
9
9
12
17
16
14
15
14
15
16
17
17
14
12
11
Feels °C
8
11
10
10
8
7
4
5
8
14
10
10
11
11
13
13
13
14
12
8
7
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