Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuamotu Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 309 | 240 | 150 | 180 | 161 | 129 | 132 | 117 | 382 | 355 | 322 | 245 | 230 | 166 | 141 | 115 | 93 | 91 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.85m | 4:46AM1.79m | 5:27PM1.91m | 5:54AM1.85m | 6:28PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.63m | 11:01AM0.49m | 11:47PM0.60m | 12:04PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 213 | 227 | 150 | 180 | 161 | 129 | 132 | 117 | 382 | 355 | 322 | 245 | 230 | 166 | 141 | 115 | 93 | 91 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 17 | S 17 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 20 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 68 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 8 | 18 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | NE 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | S 20 | S 19 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 309 | 240 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | — | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | 0 |
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