Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 31 Mar 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
19.2° 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 12AM is: 1.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.9m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


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Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
1.3
SSE
2
SSE
1.4
SSE
2
SSE
2.1
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1667151414131313131313131312121212121217171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12411935082716671653817812689587596520484476447383383371365304368437798649
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06PM
1.86
6:26AM
1.94
6:50PM
1.90
7:07AM
1.96
7:31PM
1.93
7:44AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09AM
0.53
12:38PM
0.53
12:54AM
0.49
1:21PM
0.48
1:35AM
0.48
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset-7:02-------7:01-------7:00------
clear
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-21---------------------
Temp. °C181615151414141515141312121213151515131312121417
Feels °C (?)1411101110101010101010101010121313131111991214
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