TidePlanet

Today in Tufuone there are high tides at 7:15 am (4.9 ft) and 7:36 pm (5.5 ft) and low tides at 1:46 am and 1:53 pm. Tide coefficient 84. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 7:36 pm. The sun rises at 5:12 am and sets at 5:45 pm: 12 h 33 min of daylight. The moon is 89% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 8:56 pm. Major solunar periods run from 12:37 am to 2:37 am and from 1:09 pm to 3:09 pm. The next spring tides arrive from October 27 to 29. The sea is moderate, with 5.1 ft waves. There's a fresh breeze from the east-southeast (18 mph). Partly cloudy, 80 °F.

Fishing

Fishing in Tufuone today

Fishing forecast, 7 days →

Best time to fish

Solunar activity today: medium
5
Average day · 5 out of 10 1:30–2:40 am Also 6:50–7:50 am and 1:10–2:50 pm
  • Low tide at 1:46 am
  • Major period 12:37–2:37 am
  • Steady pressure (29.94 inHg), moderate offshore wind (17 mph) and 5.0 ft waves
  • Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
  • Highest tide coefficient today: 84 (average tides)

Your day at a glance

The best window, 1:30 am to 2:40 am, combines the 1:46 am low tide and a major period, though with moderate wind. Also worth a try from 6:50 am to 7:50 am, with the 7:15 am high tide and moonset, though with moderate wind. Also worth a try from 1:10 pm to 2:50 pm, with the 1:53 pm low tide and a major period, though with fresh wind.

How it works · Next 7 days

Beach

Beach day in Tufuone

Beach forecast, 7 days →

Is it a beach day?

5
Fair beach day · 5 out of 10 3:00–5:00 pm Also 6:00–10:00 am
  • Mostly sunny
  • Feels like 81 °F: beach weather
  • Calm for swimming: 5.5 ft waves
  • UV 4 (moderate): SPF 30 sunscreen
  • Water at 81 °F (warm)
  • Fresh offshore wind (22 mph): it blows floats and inflatables out to sea

Today, hour by hour

  • Swimming Calm · 5.5 ft

    5.5 ft waves: calm for swimming. Low rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.

  • Water 81 °F

    Warm: very pleasant.

  • Sun & sunscreen UV 14 · SPF 50

    Max UV 14 (extreme): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 9:00 am–2:00 pm (very high UV).

  • Wind 22 mph

    Fresh offshore wind (22 mph): blowing sand. Skip the inflatables: offshore wind carries them out to sea.

  • Tide & sand 1:46 am

    Low tide at 1:46 am and 1:53 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 7:15 am and 7:36 pm.

The best window, 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm, brings sunshine, beach weather, a calm sea and water at 81 °F, though with fresh offshore wind. 6:00 am to 10:00 am can also work, with beach weather and water at 81 °F, though with moderate offshore wind and very high UV.

We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days

Beaches near Tufuone

We don't know of any named beaches within 6.2 mi of Tufuone.

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Tides

Tides in Tufuone

Tides for 7 days →

Today's high and low tides

  • ▼ Low tide 1:46 am 0.7 ft
  • ▲ High tide 7:15 am 4.9 ft · coef. 84
  • ▼ Low tide 1:53 pm 1.2 ft

↑ Rising The tide is rising. 21 min to high tide at 7:36 pm.

Tide coefficient 84 for the 7:15 am high tide and 79 for the 7:36 pm high tide. Average coefficient. The water rises and falls 4.8 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?

2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on August 13 (6.1 ft) and the lowest, on July 15 (0.1 ft).

Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.

Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)

Tide coefficient and range in October

The biggest tides of the month came from October 25 to 27 (coefficient 96, 5.2 ft range). The smallest, from October 17 to 18 (coefficient 32, 2.1 ft).

Tide and solunar table · this week

Day Sun Tide 1Tide 2Tide 3Tide 4 Coef. Moon Major periods Activity
Today, Thu 29 5:12 am · 5:45 pm Low tide 1:46 am · 0.7 ft High tide 7:15 am · 4.9 ft Low tide 1:53 pm · 1.2 ft High tide 7:36 pm · 5.5 ft Coef. 84 89% Major periods 12:37 am · 1:09 pm Medium
Fri 30 5:12 am · 5:45 pm Low tide 2:42 am · 0.8 ft High tide 8:16 am · 4.6 ft Low tide 2:52 pm · 1.5 ft High tide 8:41 pm · 5.2 ft Coef. 74 81% Major periods 1:42 am · 2:14 pm Medium
Sat 31 5:12 am · 5:46 pm Low tide 3:44 am · 1.1 ft High tide 9:31 am · 4.4 ft Low tide 3:58 pm · 1.8 ft High tide 9:56 pm · 5.0 ft Coef. 64 71% Major periods 2:46 am · 3:17 pm Medium
Sun 1 5:11 am · 5:46 pm Low tide 4:53 am · 1.3 ft High tide 10:56 am · 4.3 ft Low tide 5:13 pm · 1.9 ft High tide 11:14 pm · 4.9 ft Coef. 59 60% Major periods 3:47 am · 4:16 pm Medium
Mon 2 5:11 am · 5:46 pm Low tide 6:07 am · 1.3 ft High tide 12:15 pm · 4.5 ft Low tide 6:29 pm · 1.8 ft — Coef. 60 Last quarter Major periods 4:44 am · 5:10 pm Medium
Tue 3 5:11 am · 5:46 pm High tide 12:27 am · 4.9 ft Low tide 7:16 am · 1.3 ft High tide 1:19 pm · 4.7 ft Low tide 7:37 pm · 1.6 ft Coef. 66 37% Major periods 5:35 am · 6:00 pm Medium
Wed 4 5:10 am · 5:47 pm High tide 1:31 am · 5.0 ft Low tide 8:13 am · 1.2 ft High tide 2:10 pm · 5.0 ft Low tide 8:35 pm · 1.4 ft Coef. 73 27% Major periods 6:23 am · 6:46 pm Low

▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.

Where this tide comes from

B · Nearby station

Tufuone has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Mata-Utu (TICON-4), 5.0 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.

Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data

How we calculate the tide

Sea and waves

The sea at Tufuone

7-day waves

Sea stateSea state: moderate

Moderate Douglas 4 · fresh breeze, Beaufort 5
Waves 5.1 ft · 6.7 s from the southeast (124°)
Swell 2.4 ft · 5.5 s from the southeast
Current 0.6 mph toward the WNW

The waves you may find

  • Most commonMost common2.6 ft
  • Significant5.1 ft
  • Highest expectedHighest10 ft

One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 10 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 10 ft.

Wind on the coast and offshore

On the coast 18 mph ESE · gusts 24

The model doesn't separate offshore wind here: it's the same as on the coast.

Cross-offshore wind. The coast faces north and the wind comes off the land at an angle: calmer water near the shore, and bait and boats drift out to sea.

Cross-offshore Hourly wind →

Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days

Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Tuesday 3: 5.9 ft with a period of 7 s, from the southeast (moderate).

Water temperature

Water temperature →
Water now81.0 °F
Today 80.8–81.1 °F air: 79 / 80 °F
Satellite (2 days ago) 80.1 °F measured 0.7 mi away

Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water warms over the next few days: about 82.4 °F by Wednesday 4.

Water colder than normal for late October (−2.5 °F).

Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses

Water temperature →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:15 pm (local time).

Surf

Surf in Tufuone today

Surf hour by hour and 7 days →

Surf today

Poor
0
Poor · 0 out of 10 5:00–9:00 am 0.8–1.2 ft
  • 0.8–1.2 ft surf at the shore, small: good for learning or a longboard
  • 2.8 ft swell at 6 s from the southeast, short: weak, messy waves; this coast faces away from it
  • 2.5 ft wind swell at 4 s: messy waves
  • Moderate offshore wind (17 mph): it holds up and grooms the waves
  • Rising tide (high tide at 7:15 am)
Surf at the shore 0.8–1.2 ft average – sets
Swell 2.8 ft 6 s · SE · 64 kJ
Wind 17 mph ESE · offshore
Water and wetsuit 80.8 °F Boardshorts
  • Light: First light 4:50 am · sunrise 5:12 am · sunset 5:45 pm · last light 6:07 pm
  • Tide: low 1:46 am (0.7 ft), high 7:15 am (4.9 ft), low 1:53 pm (1.2 ft) and high 7:36 pm (5.5 ft). Every break has its own tide: some work at low tide and others at high tide. The tide doesn’t change the score here.
  • Water at 80.8 °F: boardshorts or a swimsuit and a rash guard.
  • Energy: 64 kJ · Low power

Today’s surf at a glance

The best window, 5:00 am to 9:00 am, has light offshore wind, though with small waves, a short-period swell and wind swell.

An estimate for this stretch of coast, not for a specific break: every beach or reef works its own way (its tide, bottom and angle). Check it when you get there.

Follow the flags and the lifeguards, and don’t paddle out if the surf is above your level: this score is a guide, not a substitute for what you see when you get there.

How it’s calculated · Next 7 days

Diving

Diving in Tufuone today

Diving and snorkeling, 7 days →

Diving and snorkeling today

Likely visibility: fair
5
Average day · 5 out of 10 6:40–9:20 am Also 1:20–2:20 pm
  • Slack water around high tide (7:15 am): little current from 6:50 am to 7:50 am
  • 4.9 ft waves: careful getting in and out
  • Moderate offshore wind (17 mph): it pushes surface swimmers away from shore
  • 0.5 mph current toward the west-northwest, weak (model)
  • Daylight
Swell 2.7 ft 6 s · from the SE
Likely visibility Fair Snorkeling: poor
Water and suit 80.8 °F Shorty or a rash guard
Current 0.5 mph toward the WNW
  • Slack water today: low tide 1:46 am (1:30–2:01 am), high tide 7:15 am (6:50–7:50 am), low tide 1:53 pm (1:30–2:10 pm) and high tide 7:36 pm (7:10–8:10 pm)
  • Likely visibility: fair. Swell (up to 3.0 ft at 7 s) and wind over the last few days have stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
  • Water at 80.8 °F: a shorty or a rash guard.
  • Snorkeling: better not, with these waves, wind or current.
  • Night dive: dark from 6:07 pm. Waning gibbous (89%), rising at 8:56 pm: a bright night.

Your diving day at a glance

The best window, 6:40 am to 9:20 am, combines slack water at high tide and weak current, though with waves and moderate wind. Also worth a look from 1:20 pm to 2:20 pm, with slack water at low tide and the sun high, though with waves, fresh wind and current.

Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.

Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.

How it works · Next 7 days

Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby

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Weather

Weather in Tufuone

14-day weather

Now in Tufuone

Now 80 °F Partly cloudy · feels like 83 °F · 79 / 80 °F
Low / high
79 / 80 °F
Rain
0.04 in · 36%
Clouds
69%
Humidity
83%
Dew pointDew point
74 °F
Visibility
15 mi
UV indexUV
0 · low
Air qualityAir
Fair · 27
Saharan dust
No

Pressure and fishing

  • ↗ RisingRising · now Anglers say fish bite less for a while
  • → SteadySteady Anglers expect normal activity
  • ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

Rising now (+0.06 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Rising pressure: anglers say fish bite less for a while. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Today, hour by hourHour by hour

Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.

Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Sky Mainly clearPartly cloudyOvercastPartly cloudyLight drizzleLight drizzleMainly clearOvercast
Temperature 80°80°80°80°79°80°80°80°
Wind (mph) 18 ESE17 ESE17 ESE17 ESE19 SE22 SE18 ESE19 ESE
Gusts 2521232324292424
Waves 5.1 ft4.9 ft4.9 ft4.9 ft5.3 ft5.5 ft5.2 ft5.0 ft
Rain 0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.00 in0.01 in0.00 in0.00 in
  • 9:00 pm 80° 19 ESE 5.0 ft
  • 12:00 am 80° 19 ESE 4.8 ft
  • 3:00 am 79° 14 ESE 4.6 ft
  • 6:00 am 79° 17 ESE 4.5 ft
  • 9:00 am 80° 17 ESE 4.4 ft
  • 12:00 pm 80° 14 ESE 4.2 ft
  • 3:00 pm 80° 11 ESE 4.1 ft
  • 6:00 pm 80° 12 ESE 3.9 ft

Next 14 daysComing days

Day Sky Low / high Max wind Max wave High tides
Today · 29 Light drizzle 79 / 80 °F 22 mph ESE 5.5 ft 7:15 am · 7:36 pm
Fri 30 Overcast 79 / 81 °F 19 mph ESE 4.8 ft 8:16 am · 8:41 pm
Sat 31 Overcast 80 / 81 °F 17 mph ESE 3.8 ft 9:31 am · 9:56 pm
Sun 1 Overcast 80 / 81 °F 21 mph ESE 5.2 ft 10:56 am · 11:14 pm
Mon 2 Light showers 79 / 81 °F 21 mph ESE 5.4 ft 12:15 pm
Tue 3 Light showers 79 / 82 °F 22 mph ESE 5.9 ft 12:27 am · 1:19 pm
Wed 4 Light drizzle 81 / 81 °F 21 mph ESE 5.8 ft 1:31 am · 2:10 pm
Thu 5 Heavy drizzle 80 / 81 °F 24 mph ESE 6.7 ft 2:25 am · 2:53 pm
Fri 6 Heavy drizzle 79 / 81 °F 23 mph SE 6.7 ft 3:12 am · 3:32 pm
Sat 7 Light drizzle 79 / 80 °F 23 mph ESE 5.8 ft 3:55 am · 4:09 pm
Sun 8 Light drizzle 78 / 81 °F 23 mph ESE 3.8 ft 4:34 am · 4:45 pm
Mon 9 Light drizzle 78 / 83 °F 22 mph ESE 3.7 ft 5:11 am · 5:19 pm
Tue 10 Heavy drizzle 80 / 83 °F 24 mph ESE 3.8 ft 5:46 am · 5:53 pm
Wed 11 Light showers 79 / 82 °F 22 mph E 3.7 ft 6:21 am · 6:27 pm
  • Fri 30 Overcast 79° / 81° 4.8 ft
  • Sat 31 Overcast 80° / 81° 3.8 ft
  • Sun 1 Overcast 80° / 81° 5.2 ft
  • Mon 2 Light showers 79° / 81° 5.4 ft
  • Tue 3 Light showers 79° / 82° 5.9 ft
  • Wed 4 Light drizzle 81° / 81° 5.8 ft
  • Thu 5 Heavy drizzle 80° / 81° 6.7 ft
See all 14 days →

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

  • The models Partly agree · medium confidence: unsure about rain today. See the models →
  • Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: normal temperatures, drier and a cooler sea. See the outlook →
  • Normal Today, cooler than normal for late October (−5.8 °F; normal high: 86 °F). Climate by month →

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 7:15 pm (local time).

Sun

The sun in Tufuone

Sunrise and sunset →

Sunrise and sunset

Rises 5:12 am in the ESE (104°)ESE
Sets 5:45 pm in the WSW (256°)WSW
  • First light 4:25 am
  • Full dark 6:33 pm
  • Civil dawn 4:50 am
  • Civil dusk 6:07 pm
  • Solar noon 11:29 am (90° high)
  • Daylight 12 h 33 min (+1 min)
  • Evening golden hour 5:16 pm
  • Full dark 6:33 pm

Golden hour and the day-night map

Morning golden hour5:12–5:41 am
Evening golden hour5:16–5:45 pm
Tufuone

Today the sun is 92,347,925 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.

Moon and solunar

The moon in Tufuone

The moon for 7 days →

Moon phase and position

Waning gibbous · 89% 89% illuminated · 18.3 days old New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 pm
Rises 8:56 pm in the ENE (61°)ENE
Sets 8:27 am tomorrow · in the WNW (299°) · set at 7:24 am
Transit 1:37 am overhead
Visible 11 h 32 min from 8:56 pm to 8:27 am

Today the moon is 226,450 mi away and looks 32′ 47″ across.

Solunar periods

Today's activity: medium
  • 12:37–2:37 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
  • 1:09–3:09 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
  • 6:54–7:54 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
  • 8:26–9:26 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity

According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.

Upcoming moon phases

2026 moon calendar →
  • Last quarter Mon, Nov 2 · 8:29 amNov 2 in 4 days
  • New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 pmNov 9 in 11 days
  • First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 11:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
  • Full moon Wed, Nov 25 · 2:54 amNov 25 in 27 days

Perigee on October 29, 226,426 mi away, coinciding with the spring tides from October 27 to 29: they will be stronger than usual.

Place

Where to fish in Tufuone

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Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby

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Water depth

Gentle slope

The bottom slopes gently: 16 ft deep 0.7 mi from shore and 33 ft at 0.95 mi. It reaches 164 ft at 3 mi.

From the shoreline (500 ft from Tufuone) out to sea, heading north.

How far from shore

  • 16 ft deep0.7 mi
  • 33 ft deep0.95 mi
  • 66 ft deep1.1 mi
  • 164 ft deep3 mi

For fishing, swimming and diving

  • Shore fishing. Shallow, gradual bottom (16 ft at 0.7 mi): cast far from the beach and fish the high tide, when there is more water close in.
  • Swimming. A very gentle way in with plenty of shallow water, good for kids. At low tide the water can be far out.
  • Diving. Shallow near shore: you only reach 33 ft at 0.95 mi. For dives deeper than 33 ft, go by boat.

Rough estimate: here the data comes in cells of about 0.3 mi and misses details near shore (rocks, sandbars, small coves). Where the bottom comes up to the surface there are shoals, rocks or an islet next to the profile.

Source: NOAA ETOPO 2022 (CC0), cells of about 0.3 mi; depth below mean sea level. For reference only: not for navigation or anchoring.

Tides near TufuoneTides nearby

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Tufuone at a glance

  • Town or city of about 240 people. Coordinates: 13.224° S, 176.211° W.
  • It is 4.6 mi northwest of Mata-Utu, the main place in Wallis and Futuna. The sun rises at the same time and sets at the same time than in Mata-Utu.
  • The nearest tide station, Mata-Utu, is 5.0 mi to the southeast.
  • Its coast faces north.

Questions about TufuoneQuestions

What time is high tide today in Tufuone?

Today in Tufuone there are high tides at 7:15 am (4.9 ft) and 7:36 pm (5.5 ft) and low tides at 1:46 am and 1:53 pm. Tide coefficient 84.

What time is sunset today in Tufuone?

At 5:45 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:07 pm.

What time is sunrise tomorrow in Tufuone?

At 5:12 am. First light comes at 4:24 am.

What phase is the moon today?

Waning gibbous, 89% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 7:03 pm.

When are the next spring tides?

From October 27 to 29, together with the lunar perigee: they will be stronger than usual.

What are today's solunar periods?

Major 12:37–2:37 am, Minor 6:54–7:54 am, Major 1:09–3:09 pm, Minor 8:26–9:26 pm. Today's activity is medium.

What's the weather like today in Tufuone?

Light drizzle, from 79 °F to 80 °F, with a fresh breeze from the east-southeast (18 mph) and a 36% chance of rain.

How is the sea today in Tufuone?

Moderate (Douglas 4): 5.1 ft waves with a period of 6.7 s from the southeast. The water is 81.0 °F.

When is the best time to visit Tufuone?

The best time to visit Tufuone is from May to October: highs of 85 °F to 86 °F, about 16 rainy days a month and 5 hours of sunshine a day.

Can I use this data for navigation?

No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.

Where this data comes from

Tide: Mata-Utu station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

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