Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 20 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
16.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 1AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (21 Nov)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (21 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.2
ENE
1.5
NE
1.9
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)101010999999989999997899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)240235192109113110832273655679077614544434329364441272741
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
20
SE
15
SSE
5
S
10
SSW
5
S
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46PM
1.77
7:19AM
1.79
7:24PM
1.74
8:00AM
1.78
8:06PM
1.71
8:44AM
1.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:01AM
0.57
1:25PM
0.69
1:40AM
0.59
2:11PM
0.71
2:21AM
0.62
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Sunrise-----5:41-------5:41-------5:39--
Sunset-8:04-------8:05-------8:06------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232018181718232325252018161723191716161514141818
Feels °C (?)212018181717232023211716141521161516151514141817
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