Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Sunday 15 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
18.8° 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 6AM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
1.3
S
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
1
S
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
S
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1361212126666111417171717161616161515141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)156120109115698154444363101390394394367350341333250240237201187181
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
15
NW
10
NW
5
W
0
NNE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:20AM
1.72
3:56PM
1.65
4:24AM
1.75
5:02PM
1.70
5:33AM
1.81
5:55PM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13PM
0.81
9:54AM
0.79
10:12PM
0.79
10:54AM
0.77
11:13PM
0.73
11:50AM
0.71
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise----7:03-------7:05-------7:05---
Sunset-------7:28-------7:27-------7:24
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171616161617171615131313172222201715151516181817
Feels °C (?)141414141314141414111111151918161513141517171716
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