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Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° 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 10AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.6
E
0.8
E
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
E
1.5
ESE
3
E
2.5
E
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
4
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
SE
2.5
S
2.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212111166666771011111111111110101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82814541402341913641891811773149320532226205936481807155013331049965878
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
10
NE
0
NNW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
1.90
6:42PM
1.88
7:08AM
1.99
7:25PM
1.96
7:47AM
2.05
8:09PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:39PM
0.63
12:49AM
0.56
1:23PM
0.54
1:31AM
0.49
2:04PM
0.45
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sat
21
Sunrise--7:07-------7:07-------7:09-----
Sunset-----7:22-------7:22-------7:20--
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part cloud
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part cloud
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Rain (mm)
---------11331321111----
Temp. °C141416202018171617181817171717171717171718171716
Feels °C (?)131315171616171717151413131212121212121213131414
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