Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 08 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 5AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 08). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)8899999910101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)612279247293287603548586266266266266271266266305312325325331394586541541
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
0
WSW
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
15
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:34PM
1.78
10:55AM
1.71
11:22PM
1.76
11:44AM
1.68
12:11AM
1.75
12:33PM
1.67
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53AM
0.69
5:12PM
0.74
5:44AM
0.72
6:02PM
0.78
6:37AM
0.74
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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Sunset------5:49-------5:46-------5:45-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191918181819202019181817181918171717171718191818
Feels °C (?)181919191920212019181817191917161617171717181716
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