Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
13.0° 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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 22s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 9PM is: 1.6m 22s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)22s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
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)
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
14
1.4
SSE
23
1.6
SSE
22
1.6
SSE
21
1.6
SSE
20
1.5
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
1.2
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
16
1
SSE
16
1
SSE
15
1
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
15
1.4
SSE
19
1.8
SSE
19
1.9
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
586
1952
2287
2124
1853
1548
1377
1136
908
702
653
644
540
507
487
612
1310
2374
2696
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:21PM2.12m
9:45AM2.01m
10:13PM2.11m
10:36AM2.00m
Low Tide
3:01PM0.47m
3:41AM0.52m
3:54PM0.50m
4:31AM0.53m
4:45PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
10
9
9
8
8
9
14
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
8
9
7
6
5
5
6
11
8
9
9
8
7
6
7
8
7
7
7
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