Tarawai Surf Break
Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai, Papua New Guinea Weather Observations

Weather Forecast for Tarawai

Issued: 3 pm 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Tarawai based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Tarawai right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Tarawai

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Aitape

100 km WSW3 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (6 kph from 60 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
25.4 °C-
-

no observation

Jayapura/Sentani Airport

311 km W88 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
0
calm
(2 km/h at 210°)
27.7 °C30 km
30 km
few
scattered
-

ASCATB146E2S

343 km ENE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the ESE
(20 km/h at 106°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB146E3S

345 km ENE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the ESE
(26 km/h at 112°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB146E4S

363 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the ESE
(26 km/h at 117°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB147E3S

371 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the ESE
(25 km/h at 109°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB147E4S

375 km E15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the ESE
(25 km/h at 116°)
- °C- km
- km


Goroka Highlands Airport

394 km SE1587 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudvisibility reduced by smoke
-
(- km/h at -°)
22.0 °C30
30

-

ASCATB146E1S

396 km NE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
30
moderate winds from the ESE
(28 km/h at 122°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB147E2S

444 km ENE15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
20
moderate winds from the E
(22 km/h at 98°)
- °C- km
- km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Tarawai and within an acceptable time window.

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