Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
12.6° C
1.5° 

Tuamotu Island surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tuamotu Island today (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 2AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 7°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
9
2.4
SSE
10
2.5
SSE
10
2.4
SSE
10
2.3
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
3.5
S
10
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
3
S
9
2.3
SSW
8
2.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
10
3
SSE
10
5
S
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
870
1088
1196
1064
1019
922
1915
1764
1703
1406
1342
1337
720
947
1402
1996
6323
Wind (km/h)
45
S
45
S
45
S
40
S
40
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
35
SW
45
SW
45
SSW
55
SSW
50
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:51PM2.10m
9:16AM2.02m
9:37PM2.07m
10:02AM2.01m
Low Tide
3:10AM0.46m
3:25PM0.47m
3:54AM0.48m
4:11PM0.52m
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
 mm
8
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
10
9
9
9
9
10
9
8
8
7
7
7
9
10
10
8
8
Feels °C
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
-1
0
2
1
1
-3
-3
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