Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 10AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 55 | 56 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | 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 | 8:19AM0.99m | 9:08PM1.06m | 9:24AM0.97m | 9:31PM1.07m | 10:34AM0.95m | 9:57PM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:44AM0.62m | 2:40PM0.46m | 3:29AM0.53m | 3:17PM0.55m | 4:15AM0.43m | 3:55PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 9 | NE 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 22 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 35 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 137 | 116 | 94 | 72 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 11 | NNW 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 55 | 56 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 8 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NW 7 | NNW 10 | — | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | — | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | — | NW 11 | — | NE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 2 | 19 | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | — | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 66 | 83 | 47 | 55 | 73 | 107 | 141 | 130 | 159 | 163 | — | — | — | — | 71 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 223 | 234 | 0 | 29 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 101 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 223 | 233 | 223 | 223 | 974 | 974 | 1847 | 1650 |
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