Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 16 Sep 2025 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 12PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.5
SE
0.7
SE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
1.5
S
Period(s) (?)999991014131010101010101011101010101615147
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)11410313117184223180180137919178105754939292825203644110261
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
20
S
15
SE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
offoffcross-
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
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:41PM
1.91
1:03AM
1.78
1:39PM
1.84
2:10AM
1.72
2:48PM
1.81
3:37AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
0.54
6:58PM
0.67
7:24AM
0.61
8:03PM
0.72
8:27AM
0.65
9:15PM
0.72
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sunrise6:07-------6:05-------6:03-------
Sunset--5:58-------5:59--------6:00----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161817151312131214202018151414151617181715121110
Feels °C (?)131413131110108101616131099101011141412964
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still cross-on at Tuamotu Island (moderate winds from the SW at Gisborne Airport 9 km from Tuamotu Island). 1.7m 7s swell from the SSW with a 0.4m 9s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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24 km/h
SW
Cross-On
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