Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today?

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 2PM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)15ft (4.5m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
SSE
4.5
S
5
S
4.5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
SSE
3.5
SSE
3
S
2.2
SE
2.2
S
1.9
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)111111111110101010101010999999988888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135841605399489742323565301624401524932882646531440405359314249243184156153112112
Wind
(km/h)
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:31AM
1.97
10:03PM
2.06
10:30AM
1.92
11:02PM
2.01
11:27AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.49
3:45PM
0.46
4:22AM
0.56
4:45PM
0.53
5:22AM
0.62
5:44PM
0.59
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:30-------5:29-------5:28---
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
334111-1----------------
Temp. °C141313131313121212111214141313121212121414131311
Feels °C (?)64454556658999109101010111111119
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