Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is

28.4°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tarawai today (26 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 7AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Afternoon (26 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (26 Sep)	1ft (0.3m)	10s

Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 26								Sunday 27								Monday 28
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 10	N 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NE 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8
Wave Graph
kJ	58	56	54	34	33	33	32	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			6:35AM1.00m					7:09PM1.06m				7:37AM1.01m				7:31PM1.07m				8:41AM1.02m				7:56PM1.09m
Low Tide	00:51AM0.59m				12:51PM0.48m					1:30AM0.48m				1:31PM0.56m				2:11AM0.37m				2:13PM0.65m


	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	26	26	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	27	27	25	27	27	28	28	29	28	27	28	27	26	27	27	28	28	26	28	27	26	26	27	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	N 10	N 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 8	ENE 9	NNW 8
kJ	58	56	54	34	33	33	32	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	8	8	8	8	7	7	8	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	NNW 8	ENE 9
kJ	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	15	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	—	—	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	—	—	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	33	36	38	45	46	49	59	47	45	45	47	59	75	85	91	73	71	53	50	47	45	62	65	50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sissano Lagoon Sandaun	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Karawop East Sepik	Jailbreak Sandaun	Vanimo Reef Sandaun	Jailbreak Sandaun	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Nago New Ireland	Skull Island New Georgia	Skull Island New Georgia	Jailbreak Sandaun	Rubio New Ireland	Threes Guam	Jailbreak Sandaun	Threes Guam	Simberi Island New Ireland	Tupira Right East Sepik	Aitape Sandaun	Despretes New Georgia	Jailbreak Sandaun	Talofofo/The Bay Guam	Aitape Sandaun	Skull Island New Georgia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	131	841	29	223	224	223	1650	1526	838	1641	1641	223	994	1838	223	1838	974	278	101	1635	223	1847	101	1641
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik			Forok Point															Tupira Right
Rating (10 max)			1															1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Long Long New Ireland	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland			Nago New Ireland			Lidos Right Sandaun	Rubio New Ireland		Lidos Right Sandaun		Simberi Island New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun		Lidos Right Sandaun		Rubio New Ireland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1			1			1	1		1		1	1	1		1		1
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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