Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 30 Jan 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
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 12PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (30 Jan)2ft (0.6m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
1.3
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.2
NE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.3
S
0.4
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010610101011111413131310111111101010715141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)72711287172808282145198242231298102936558567717171116102198
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
E
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29AM
1.86
3:54PM
1.78
4:30AM
1.83
5:06PM
1.76
5:46AM
1.84
6:19PM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:44AM
0.61
10:16PM
0.49
10:51AM
0.64
11:24PM
0.50
12:08PM
0.64
12:32AM
0.49
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Mon
02
Sunrise-6:16-------6:16-------6:18------
Sunset-----8:24-------8:23-------8:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181619191919171615152023252621171616181918181715
Feels °C (?)181516161819161614141921232518151617181816181714
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