Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.4° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 11AM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)2ft (0.6m)17s
Afternoon (31 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)15s
Evening (31 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2
1
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
17
0.7
SSE
17
0.8
SSE
15
1
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
13
2.5
SSW
11
2
SSE
14
3
S
13
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
1.9
SSE
13
2.1
SSE
13
2.2
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
14
2.1
SSE
14
2
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
14
1.7
SSE
17
1.8
SSE
17
1.7
SSE
17
1.6
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
115
229
286
312
407
604
1532
1576
2610
2553
3147
1161
1474
1796
1849
1610
1407
994
1769
1961
1728
1214
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
25
SSW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SSE
5
ESE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
0
NW
0
ENE
10
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
8:06AM1.96m
8:24PM2.02m
8:46AM1.99m
9:04PM2.02m
9:29AM2.00m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.52m
2:10PM0.50m
2:42AM0.47m
2:52PM0.48m
3:22AM0.44m
3:36PM0.48m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
14
17
17
15
14
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
8
7
8
9
12
17
18
16
13
Feels °C
8
8
8
11
11
9
8
5
6
4
4
6
7
8
5
3
4
4
7
15
17
13
8
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