Surf Forecasts:
Tuamotu Island surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period, NE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 11 Jul, 3AM (local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 10s period, SSE swell with 4,886 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 9PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tuamotu Island this week:
The surf forecast for Tuamotu Island over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jul 05) at 9PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 17s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tuamotu Island in the next 16 days are 5.0m 10s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.6m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 3AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9PM (Sun 5th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 10s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 16ft (5.0m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tuamotu Island over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, strong winds from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 244 | 250 | 192 | 175 | 276 | 463 | 314 | 314 | 520 | 769 | 663 | 598 | 414 | 624 | 1570 | 1296 | 965 | 2925 | 3970 | 2938 | 1812 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-off | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 9:47AM1.80m | 10:18PM1.91m | 10:29AM1.82m | 10:59PM1.93m | 11:12AM1.84m | 11:39PM1.94m | 11:56AM1.85m | 00:18AM1.93m | 12:42PM1.87m | 00:59AM1.91m | 1:30PM1.89m | 1:45AM1.89m | 2:19PM1.90m | 2:38AM1.86m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.62m | 4:35AM0.64m | 4:37PM0.59m | 5:17AM0.59m | 5:18PM0.57m | 5:59AM0.54m | 6:00PM0.55m | 6:40AM0.49m | 6:45PM0.54m | 7:24AM0.45m | 7:35PM0.54m | 8:10AM0.42m | 8:29PM0.54m | ||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 5:01 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 18 | ESE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 244 | 250 | 192 | 175 | 276 | 234 | 314 | 314 | 520 | 769 | 663 | 598 | 339 | 386 | 831 | 63 | 965 | 2335 | 1998 | 1535 | 906 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 21 | SSE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | S 18 | — | — | — | SSE 20 | SSE 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 69 | 58 | 33 | 31 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 28 | 26 | 653 | 57 | — | — | — | 39 | 61 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 22 | S 13 | SSW 19 | S 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | NE 9 | S 16 | S 20 | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 |
| kJ | 5 | — | 5 | 9 | 4 | 69 | 19 | 51 | 48 | 27 | 62 | 52 | 39 | 46 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | S 4 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 135 | 230 | — | — | — | 463 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 29 | 414 | 624 | 1570 | 1296 | 963 | 2925 | 3970 | 2938 | 1812 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 54 | 54 | 43 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 68 |
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