Tuamotu Island Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is
13.9°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuamotu Island at 1AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
1.2
NE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
9
1
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
229
191
170
117
117
98
74
56
41
40
21
25
131
45
71
107
150
164
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
NE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
ENE
10
ESE
5
E
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
High Tide
1:40PM1.90m
2:04AM1.78m
2:41PM1.88m
3:17AM1.77m
3:50PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:00PM0.66m
8:23AM0.60m
9:06PM0.66m
9:30AM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
10
9
8
8
11
13
14
12
11
10
10
10
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
5
5
9
8
9
7
8
7
8
8
11
14
13
14
13
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