Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
13.7° C
0.8° 

Tuamotu Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 8PM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Afternoon (17 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (17 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.5
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.4
ESE
15
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.3
ESE
14
1.4
SSE
23
1.5
SSE
22
1.6
SSE
21
1.6
SSE
20
1.6
SSE
19
1.5
SSE
18
1.4
SSE
18
1.3
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
17
1.1
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1029
1003
978
975
949
880
869
742
732
702
586
1952
2012
2104
1834
1760
1377
1136
950
711
653
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSE
20
S
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:58AM1.95m
8:28PM2.11m
8:53AM1.99m
9:21PM2.12m
9:45AM2.01m
Low Tide
2:07PM0.45m
2:51AM0.53m
3:01PM0.47m
3:41AM0.52m
3:54PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
10
12
12
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
12
11
10
9
8
8
9
12
13
11
11
Feels °C
8
11
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
9
10
10
8
6
5
5
6
10
9
8
9
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