Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
17.4° C
(Which is 1.2°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 4AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.3
ENE
1
E
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.4
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.9
NE
2
NE
2.2
NE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)812126611611661212111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11147464344387748072591621061061437919151089153236212170167466455163
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
E
10
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:39PM
1.70
11:09AM
1.78
11:28PM
1.71
12:00PM
1.81
12:14AM
1.73
12:48PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
0.72
5:31PM
0.73
5:41AM
0.72
6:20PM
0.71
6:28AM
0.69
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise---5:39-------5:37-------5:37----
Sunset-------8:09-------8:10-------8:12
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------------21
Temp. °C161514142020232419161515212224242117171825232021
Feels °C (?)151413121916202217141314191920232016161725242123
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