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Tuamotu Island

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Tuamotu Island Surf Photo: 'Tuamotu Winter surf breaks' by Dawn Furmage

Issued: 5 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is

13.2° C

1.0°

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

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S	S	SSW	SSW
	9 s	on	9 s	15 s	22 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S	S	SSW	SSW
	9 s	on	9 s	14 s	20 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	S		S	S
	9 s	on		9 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	S		S	S
	9 s	cross- on		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	ESE		SSE	S
	16 s	glass		9 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 2 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NE		S	ESE
	16 s	glass		16 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE		S
	15 s	off		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE		S
	14 s	off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	N		S
	14 s	off		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE	NNE	S
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 July at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE	NE	SSE	NE
	13 s	off	3 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 July at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE	NE	SSE	NE
	13 s	off	4 s	13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 July at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE	NE	SSE	NE
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 3 July at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE	NNE	SSE	E
	12 s	off	4 s	12 s	5 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 July at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NNE	NE	SSE	NE
	12 s	off	5 s	12 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 July at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NE	ENE	SSE	ESE
	12 s	off	6 s	12 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 July at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	NE	ENE	SSE	NE
	11 s	cross- off	6 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 4 July at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Tuamotu Island around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 48 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 1.8m (5.8 ft). Range 1.86m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Tuamotu Island Surf Photo: 'Tuamotu Winter surf breaks' by Dawn Furmage

A bleak winters day with sun reflecting on Young Nick's Head beyond.

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User: Dawn Furmage (3 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2475 photos)

Photo taken at: 7:58 am 3 Jul 2011