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Tuamotu Island Surf Photo: 'The famous left' by Rob Davies

Lat Long: 38.71° S 178.05° E

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tuamotu Island sea temperature is

13.8° C

1.3°C colder than average for this time of year

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
	SSE	SSW		SSE	ENE
	9 s	glass		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February 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
	SSE	SSE		SSE	ENE
	9 s	glass		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February 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
	SSE	ESE		SSE	ENE
	9 s	cross		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February 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
	SE	E		SSE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February 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
	SE	NE		SSE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off		10 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 February 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
	SE	NNE		SE	ENE
	9 s	off		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February 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
	SE	N		SE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February 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
	SE	NNW		SE	ENE
	9 s	glass		9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February 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
	SE	NW		SE	ENE
	9 s	glass		9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February 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
	SE	ESE		SE	ENE
	9 s	glass		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February 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
	SE	E	E	SE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	2 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February 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
	SE	NE	E	SE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February 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
	ESE	NE	NE	SE	ENE
	9 s	off	3 s	9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 February 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
	ESE	NNE		SE	ENE
	9 s	off		9 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 February 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
	ESE	N	NNE	SE	ENE
	9 s	glass	3 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 February 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
	ESE	ENE	NE	SE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off	3 s	9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 February 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
	ESE	ENE		SE	ENE
	9 s	cross- off		9 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 February at 9 am

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

Image captured One hour and 19 minutes before low water (falling spring tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.1 ft). Range 1.87m (6.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Tuamotu Island Surf Photo: 'The famous left' by Rob Davies

From Sponge Bay, with a LOT of zoom. It's a very long paddle/low-tide walk, but the small crew out here today arrived by boat and jet-ski.

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User: Rob Davies (1346 photos)

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 10:26 am 9 Feb 2013