Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (12 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). 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 (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | Monday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 46 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 14 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 7:50AM1.05m | 8:22PM1.10m | 8:55AM1.03m | 8:49PM1.09m | 10:01AM1.00m | 9:16PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:59AM0.53m | 2:05PM0.44m | 2:46AM0.44m | 2:48PM0.56m | 3:32AM0.37m | 3:31PM0.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NW 9 | E 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 46 | 21 | 66 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 48 | 53 | 51 | 51 | 53 | 51 | 50 | 51 | 54 | 55 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 50 | 48 | 55 | 60 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNE 12 | NW 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 22 | 21 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 10 | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | NNW 6 | NNE 11 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 6 | NNW 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 41 | 6 | 25 | 41 | 41 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 37 | 35 | 18 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 33 | 33 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | 43 | 52 | 107 | 53 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 221 | 221 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 974 | 1847 | 1526 | 101 | 101 | 40 | 29 | 101 | 840 | 840 |
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