Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.4° 

Tuamotu Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today (21 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 12AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)--
Afternoon (21 Aug)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (21 Aug)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
1
SSE
9
0.8
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
1.1
SSE
15
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
450
190
160
162
306
211
696
671
525
238
242
317
237
230
180
156
166
126
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:48PM1.87m
12:17PM1.84m
00:30AM1.79m
1:01PM1.78m
Low Tide
5:42PM0.65m
6:09AM0.62m
6:28PM0.72m
6:53AM0.69m
7:17PM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:35
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
9
8
7
8
15
17
15
12
Feels °C
7
7
6
6
5
4
6
10
9
8
7
6
5
3
4
12
13
11
7
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