Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (13 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 11 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:22PM1.10m | 8:55AM1.03m | 8:49PM1.09m | 10:01AM1.00m | 9:16PM1.07m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:46AM0.44m | 2:48PM0.56m | 3:32AM0.37m | 3:31PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 31 | 10 | 26 | 51 | 39 | 36 | 80 | 57 | 53 | 51 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 63 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 6 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 20 | 19 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | ENE 14 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 11 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | E 9 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 40 | 18 | 14 | 23 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 32 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 31 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 840 | 1847 | 1847 | 29 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 101 | 1847 | 1847 | 2346 | 101 |
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