Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 2AM is: 3.0m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
3
NE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)9101010101010101010109999989999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)108316273132812812402402341901861451101082273001137359614544434344
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
15
NW
15
NW
10
SE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
25
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
E
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
1.82
6:46PM
1.77
7:19AM
1.79
7:24PM
1.74
8:00AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:22AM
0.57
12:44PM
0.67
1:01AM
0.57
1:25PM
0.69
1:40AM
0.59
2:11PM
0.71
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunrise---5:41-------5:41-------5:41----
Sunset-------8:04-------8:05-------8:06
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
-34-------------------1-
Temp. °C191918192425211817181818232326252018181819161615
Feels °C (?)202020192224201818171717222124211716161620141515
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