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Shaun Streeter, Haumoana River Mouth

6:50 am 9 Feb 2012

Hickory Bay

10:58 am 28 Jan 2012

Tarawai ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Tarawai Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Papua-New-Guinea – East Sepik)

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Name: Tarawai
Type: reef
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: NW Offshore Wind: NE

Tarawai in East Sepik is an exposed reef break that has reasonably consistent surf The best wind direction is from the northeast. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave direction is from the northwest. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

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Overall Tarawai Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tarawai:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Karawop 18 mi
Second closest break Cape Barabar 30 mi
Third closest break Wewak Point 35 mi
Fourth closest break The Wharf (Mission Point) 38 mi
Fifth closest break Moem Point 39 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Tarawai:

Closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4109 mi
Second closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 4117 mi
Third closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 4142 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 4264 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 4308 mi

Tide stations nearest to Tarawai:

Closest tide station Wewak, Papua New Guinea 35 mi
Second closest tide station Sepik River, Papua New Guinea 101 mi
Third closest tide station Vanimo, Papua New Guinea 139 mi
Fourth closest tide station Madang Harbour, Papua New Guinea 224 mi
Fifth closest tide station Seeadler Harbour, Papua New Guinea 290 mi

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Ski Resorts closest to Tarawai:

Closest ski area Selwyn Snowfields (Australia) 2285 mi
Second closest ski area Perisher (Australia) 2318 mi
Third closest ski area Charlotte Pass (Australia) 2319 mi
Fourth closest ski area Thredbo (Australia) 2324 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mount Buffalo (Australia) 2328 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Tarawai:

Closest city location Wewak (Papua New Guinea) 35 mi
Second closest city location Aitape (Papua New Guinea) 62 mi
Third closest city location Ambunti (Papua New Guinea) 76 mi
Fourth closest city location Angoram (Papua New Guinea) 82 mi
Fifth closest city location Vanimo (Papua New Guinea) 139 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Tarawai is Wewak International Airport (WWK) in Papua New Guinea, which is 63 km (39 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Tarawai is Sentani (Jayapura) Airport (DJJ) in Indonesia, 312 km (194 miles) away.
Tarawai break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Tarawai, Papua-New-Guinea - East Sepik. Use the tab navigation above to view Tarawai sea temperature, Tarawai photographs, Tarawai detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Tarawai webcams, current wind from Papua-New-Guinea - East Sepik live weather stations and Tarawai tide predictions. The Papua New Guinea swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Papua New Guinea and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Papua New Guinea wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Tarawai.