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Tuamotu Island surf break

Tuamotu Island surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 09 Dec 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.0° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Dec)0.5ft (0.2m)15s
Afternoon (09 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (09 Dec)2ft (0.6m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)999915141413131312121212121211111011111099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)171616161737938812311914814118113813697898488110143196203270
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
25
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
ESE
15
E
20
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:34PM
1.92
10:06AM
2.06
10:33PM
1.91
11:05AM
2.04
11:30PM
1.91
12:04PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44AM
0.50
4:31PM
0.59
4:44AM
0.56
5:27PM
0.62
5:43AM
0.61
6:24PM
0.64
Tuesday
09
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Sunrise---5:35-------5:35-------5:35----
Sunset-------8:22-------8:23-------8:24
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C241918182321232219171615212323211816151518202020
Feels °C (?)221817162218191817151513191917181716151518201921
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