Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
12.7° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 11PM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (18 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the NE by Fri morning).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
2
3
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3.5
SSE
12
3
SSE
11
4
S
11
3.5
S
11
3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.4
S
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.9
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1373
1768
2622
2981
3352
2968
2513
3662
2966
1864
1136
2441
549
1449
488
542
460
499
190
Wind (km/h)
50
SSW
50
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
10:22PM2.02m
10:47AM1.96m
11:06PM1.95m
11:32AM1.90m
Low Tide
4:11PM0.52m
4:39AM0.51m
4:56PM0.58m
5:24AM0.56m
5:42PM0.65m
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:34
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
9
8
8
8
10
11
12
11
9
Feels °C
0
-1
-3
-4
-3
-3
-1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
6
7
8
6
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