Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today (16 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 9AM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tuamotu Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | Thursday 18 | Fri 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 6 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 59 | 50 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 51 | 28 | 27 | 174 | 85 | 242 | 236 | 297 | 70 | 116 | 178 | 158 | 373 | 384 | 367 | 336 | 451 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 6:03AM1.93m | 6:40PM2.04m | 7:05AM1.94m | 7:42PM2.07m | 8:08AM1.95m | 8:41PM2.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:20PM0.39m | 1:02AM0.54m | 1:19PM0.42m | 2:07AM0.55m | 2:19PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | |
— | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 |
57 | 56 | 40 | 25 | 18 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 174 | 58 | 242 | 236 | 175 | 40 | 41 | 32 | 158 | 373 | 384 | 367 | 336 | 451 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 15 | E 12 | SE 11 | S 6 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 7 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 |
18 | 59 | 50 | 41 | 36 | 34 | 32 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 6 | 85 | 3 | 20 | 19 | 70 | 116 | 178 | 38 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 10 | SSE 9 | ESE 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | S 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | NNE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 3 | NE 11 |
7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 24 | 71 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 44 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 2 | WNW 2 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | — | — | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 | — | — |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 35 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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