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Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
20.8° C
 (Which is 1.9°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 1PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 13). 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 (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)121111131212111110101010101099999999914
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32828529132127419313510195675664633534333333322222253236
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:18AM
1.85
2:28PM
1.86
3:00AM
1.80
3:09PM
1.78
3:41AM
1.76
3:55PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:25AM
0.71
8:50PM
0.64
9:10AM
0.75
9:31PM
0.67
9:57AM
0.78
10:15PM
0.71
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-5:56-------5:58-------5:58------
Sunset-----8:34-------8:34-------8:34--
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C171719202120191918192325282519181717212123242120
Feels °C (?)161516161516181918192324252219191817212024252120
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