Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Feb 2026 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 8AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (17 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.6
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
E
1.3
E
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)10914131312121212111111111010101312121211121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24514714417520917117415311916012110313095909093206161153244480693615
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NNW
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
S
25
S
15
SSW
15
W
20
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:04AM
1.82
7:16PM
1.80
7:47AM
1.91
8:00PM
1.87
8:27AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37AM
0.70
1:17PM
0.73
1:23AM
0.63
2:03PM
0.66
2:06AM
0.56
2:44PM
0.58
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:39----
Sunset-------8:05-------8:04-------8:02
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171614141923242218161616181920191817171519202121
Feels °C (?)151412121621201916141515181817171615161419181819
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