Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
13.4° C
1.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 10AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Wed night, near gales from the S by Thu night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.5
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.6
S
10
2.4
SSE
10
4
SSE
11
3
S
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
4.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
541
473
473
490
490
433
433
433
416
349
490
1145
3233
2233
1138
1478
2811
2912
4768
3314
2648
1360
1154
999
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
W
20
S
40
SSE
45
S
50
S
55
S
50
S
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:56AM1.85m
00:18AM1.93m
12:42PM1.87m
00:59AM1.91m
1:30PM1.89m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.54m
6:00PM0.55m
6:40AM0.49m
6:45PM0.54m
7:24AM0.45m
7:35PM0.54m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:24
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5:00
5:00
5:00
5:01
 mm
1
1
2
2
4
4
7
2
6
5
2
2
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
9
9
Feels °C
9
9
8
10
9
9
10
9
8
9
10
6
4
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
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