Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.7° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 6AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (26 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
13
0.7
ESE
13
0.5
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.6
ESE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.8
ESE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.9
ESE
12
0.9
ESE
13
0.8
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
201
181
101
135
133
129
138
117
184
180
180
202
171
195
239
261
219
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:25AM1.86m
5:49PM1.95m
6:06AM1.93m
6:27PM2.00m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.64m
11:32AM0.60m
00:03AM0.56m
12:12PM0.53m
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2
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Temp °C
10
9
9
9
12
13
13
12
10
10
12
13
18
16
17
13
11
Feels °C
7
6
5
5
9
8
9
9
7
6
8
9
14
12
13
9
4
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