Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
20.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 6PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (24 Feb)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
1.2
S
0.9
SSE
1.8
S
1.8
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)998857777777107889889101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90716218749329343236206997863777113212014184725935285633
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
SE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:04PM
1.97
12:33AM
1.97
12:53PM
1.91
1:26AM
1.92
1:44PM
1.84
2:19AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
0.43
6:41AM
0.54
7:15PM
0.46
7:35AM
0.59
8:07PM
0.50
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:47-------6:48
Sunset---7:55-------7:54-------7:52----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182121191717161516161717151415162024252420181818
Feels °C (?)171917161414131213131515131213151822222218161719
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