Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 17 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 1.5°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 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (17 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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

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Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.2
E
1.7
ENE
1.2
E
1.8
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3.5
NE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010997888888999991010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1881841491181462625062513336006446186058531060144114051759388347306281226123
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
30
NE
35
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
1.88
5:23AM
1.86
5:33PM
1.85
6:01AM
1.84
6:10PM
1.81
6:39AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
0.67
11:03PM
0.59
11:27AM
0.66
11:44PM
0.57
12:06PM
0.66
12:22AM
0.57
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Sunrise-------5:43-------5:43-------5:41
Sunset---8:00-------8:01-------8:02----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----11----
Temp. °C171819181514141522242321181818182021191920181718
Feels °C (?)161415141213131520201818161615161819181921171618
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