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Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 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
20.8° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 6PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (14 Jan)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)10101010999999999131313147613131355
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5655543534333333323233332135336661631035756553385
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
N
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09PM
1.78
3:41AM
1.76
3:55PM
1.71
4:26AM
1.72
4:47PM
1.66
5:20AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
0.75
9:31PM
0.67
9:57AM
0.78
10:15PM
0.71
10:46AM
0.81
11:06PM
0.74
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise-------5:58-------6:00-------6:01
Sunset---8:34-------8:34-------8:32----
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------1-2-1-----1
Temp. °C222528252220181822252422201818182124282419181817
Feels °C (?)222425232120181822242322201818192124262318171614
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