Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 13). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 357 | 309 | 253 | 249 | 238 | 187 | 159 | 164 | 170 | 134 | 134 | 128 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:23AM1.23m | 8:16PM1.09m | 5:22AM1.23m | 9:01PM1.12m | 6:22AM1.21m | 9:43PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:25PM-0.09m | 00:19AM0.95m | 1:17PM-0.10m | 1:25AM0.92m | 2:08PM-0.07m | 2:31AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | 6:30 |
mm | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | E 7 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 357 | 309 | 253 | 249 | 238 | 187 | 159 | 164 | 170 | 134 | 130 | 128 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 110 | 94 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 13 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | 61 | 73 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 134 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 6 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | N 8 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 97 | 113 | 77 | 69 | 83 | 75 | 103 | 134 | 138 | 123 | 187 | 111 | 114 | 114 | 117 | 114 | 135 | 155 | 116 | 93 | 80 | 123 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 838 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 73 | 29 | 29 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 223 | 29 | 29 | 131 | 57 | 840 | 840 | 974 | 974 | 974 | 2323 |
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