Nauru cyclone guide¶

Nauru is a single small raised coral island very close to the equator, so a tropical cyclone rarely tracks close enough to hit it directly. Nauru's National Disaster Risk Management Act 2016 set up the National Emergency Services, which brings together the country's emergency agencies along with the Nauru Disaster Risk Management Office (NDRMO). We could not find a live, official Nauru government website to confirm the NDRMO's current contact details, the ministry it sits under, or a published emergency number, so none of that is stated with confidence here. Regional Pacific climate reporting describes Nauru's main weather related risks as drought, heat waves, coastal erosion, sea level rise, and the king tides and wind driven waves that reach its narrow coastal strip, rather than direct cyclone landfall. If you are in Nauru, follow any instructions from local authorities and check with your embassy or tour operator, since we cannot point you to a confirmed official emergency line. Nauru is on this one page.

Checked on November 6, 2026

Every phone number and web address on this page was checked against official sources on that date. Details can change, especially during a storm. Always follow instructions from the Nauru Disaster Risk Management Office (NDRMO), under the National Emergency Services. In a life threatening emergency, foreign government travel advice lists police on 110, an ambulance on 111, and fire on 112. These numbers are not confirmed on an official Nauru government page, so if you cannot get through, also contact your hotel, tour operator, or embassy.

What to know in Nauru¶

Nauru's National Disaster Risk Management Act 2016 replaced an earlier 2008 law. It created the National Emergency Services (NES), a national disaster risk management committee, and a National Disaster Risk Management Council. The Act's text is available on the PacLII Pacific legal database, not on a Nauru government website.
A regional Red Cross and Red Crescent disaster law resource describes the Nauru Disaster Risk Management Office (NDRMO) as one of the key emergency agencies inside the NES. We found no live NDRMO website, phone number, or email, and the government's main website, naurugov.nr, did not resolve when checked.
We could not confirm that Nauru runs its own meteorological service today. A SPREP-hosted country report quotes a Nauruan government minister saying Nauru had no established Meteorology Service, with setting one up described as a government priority, but the report is undated. An older archived aviation forecast for Nauru was issued from RSMC Nadi, the Fiji Meteorological Service's regional forecasting center, which suggests Nauru may rely on regional Pacific weather products rather than a cyclone warning center of its own.
Nauru has no Red Cross society of its own. The International Committee of the Red Cross's Family Links directory says Australian Red Cross visits Nauru periodically to provide Restoring Family Links services instead.
Pacific regional climate reporting (SPREP) describes Nauru as rarely hit directly by a tropical cyclone, since it sits close to the equator, but as highly exposed to intensifying drought, heat waves, coastal erosion, ocean acidification, sea level rise, and wind driven waves and king tides.

Emergency and information numbers¶

Service	Number	Notes
Police	110	Listed by the United Kingdom's, United States', and Canada's foreign travel advice for Nauru. Not confirmed on an official Nauru government page.
Ambulance	111	Listed by the United Kingdom's, United States', and Canada's foreign travel advice for Nauru. Not confirmed on an official Nauru government page. One non-government visitor site swaps this with the fire number, so double check locally if you can.
Fire	112	Listed by the United Kingdom's, United States', and Canada's foreign travel advice for Nauru. Not confirmed on an official Nauru government page.

National resources¶

National Disaster Risk Management Act 2016 (text on PacLII): The law that set up Nauru's National Emergency Services and the National Disaster Risk Management Council. Hosted on the Pacific Islands Legal Information Institute, not a Nauru government site. Website.
Nauru country overview (RCRC disaster law resource): A regional Red Cross and Red Crescent resource describing Nauru's disaster management law and agencies, since no official Nauru government page on the topic could be reached. Website.

For state agencies across the country, see the official sources page.

Radio, TV and weather¶

Keep a battery or hand crank radio. When power and cell service fail, radio is often the only way to hear official updates.

Official forecasts¶

No confirmed national meteorological service: We found no current, dated confirmation of a standalone Nauru Meteorological Service with its own forecasts or cyclone warnings. If you are in Nauru, check with local authorities for the weather information they use, which may come from regional Pacific sources such as the Fiji Meteorological Service.

After the storm: help for displaced residents¶

If your home is damaged or you cannot go back, these organizations help with shelter, food, money, and paperwork. Many programs open only after a disaster declaration, so check their pages for current status.

Relief organizations¶

No national Red Cross society: Nauru does not have its own Red Cross society. Australian Red Cross visits periodically for Restoring Family Links services. Website.

Sources¶

Checked on November 6, 2026. If a number or address here is wrong, please tell us at Keith@KMyers.me.