Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tahai today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tahai at 7PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (-06) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tahai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SW on Thu night, gales from the NNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1087 | 1074 | 875 | 728 | 719 | 719 | 803 | 719 | 572 | 603 | 719 | 1356 | 525 | 472 | 543 | 472 | 412 | 395 | 371 | 524 | 791 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:32AM0.42m | 11:56PM0.55m | 12:47PM0.43m | 1:01AM0.56m | 1:49PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.45m | 6:42AM0.38m | 6:43PM0.44m | 7:37AM0.35m | 7:39PM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 8 | SW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | WSW 16 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | WSW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1087 | 1074 | 875 | 728 | 719 | 719 | 803 | 287 | 322 | 215 | 297 | 1356 | 288 | 221 | 543 | 472 | 412 | 395 | 368 | 313 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 10 | SW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 11 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 243 | 192 | 164 | 154 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 719 | 572 | 603 | 719 | 21 | 525 | 472 | 155 | 126 | 110 | 69 | 51 | 73 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | S 12 | ENE 7 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 25 | 26 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 61 | 40 | 27 | 24 | 5 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | S 9 | SE 3 | E 7 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | — | 10 | 40 | 103 | 217 | 232 | 244 | — | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 69 | 101 | 101 | 111 | 200 | 371 | 524 | 791 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3547 | 3567 | 3547 | 3547 | 3531 | 3531 | 3531 | 13 | 3531 | 4 | 3531 | 6 | 5 | 3531 | 3531 | 3547 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 | 3610 | 3602 |
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