Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuamotu Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 242 | 248 | 201 | 164 | 217 | 258 | 356 | 405 | 398 | 425 | 679 | 1048 | 1479 | 1540 | 1447 | 1393 | 1198 | 1182 | 1214 | 1037 | 822 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:48AM1.99m | 8:05PM2.03m | 8:30AM2.04m | 8:45PM2.03m | 9:14AM2.06m | 9:29PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53PM0.49m | 2:22AM0.42m | 2:37PM0.46m | 3:03AM0.39m | 3:23PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 242 | 248 | 201 | 164 | 217 | 258 | 356 | 405 | 398 | 425 | 679 | 1048 | 1479 | 1540 | 1447 | 1393 | 1198 | 1182 | 1214 | 1037 | 822 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 181 | 136 | 133 | 140 | 106 | 99 | 83 | 87 | 59 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 27 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 25 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | — | NE 11 | NE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 71 | 56 | 56 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | — | SSW 7 | — | SSW 7 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | — | 196 | — | 58 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 235 |
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