Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 26 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
19.0° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 26). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (26 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (26 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.3
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
2.2
NE
2.2
ENE
2.3
NE
2.2
ENE
2.3
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.9
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)1212661566777777777788911111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)565554524192120126450513554528569214176342229270277290441381367240
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
1.99
12:38PM
1.87
1:12AM
1.93
1:34PM
1.80
2:10AM
1.88
2:38PM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:29AM
0.58
6:57PM
0.53
7:28AM
0.64
7:54PM
0.59
8:32AM
0.69
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----7:15-------7:16-------7:16---
Sunset-------7:10-------7:08-------7:07
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----1--1221-------------
Temp. °C171716171718171716171717171921191817161617212322
Feels °C (?)151514141214131412141312141518161616161617212322
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