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Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?
The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 9PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuamotu Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
521 | 430 | 351 | 351 | 314 | 249 | 210 | 196 | 149 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 75 | 57 | 73 | 62 | 68 | 70 | 115 | 357 | 389 | 378 | 331 | 261 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 11:02PM2.01m | 11:27AM1.87m | 00:03AM1.96m | 12:28PM1.82m | 1:04AM1.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:45PM0.53m | 5:22AM0.62m | 5:44PM0.59m | 6:24AM0.66m | 6:44PM0.64m | 7:28AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 |
9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
468 | 430 | 351 | 351 | 314 | 249 | 210 | 196 | 149 | 129 | 129 | 129 | 75 | 44 | 73 | 62 | 68 | 70 | 79 | 357 | 389 | 378 | 331 | 261 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SSE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
44 | 300 | 262 | 195 | 163 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 23 | 21 | 39 | 46 | 57 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 68 | 115 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 8 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 |
4 | 43 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 65 | 92 | 14 | 44 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | N 3 | — | — |
521 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 43 | 10 | 42 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 35 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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