Tarawai Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.3° C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Tarawai today (11 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (11 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1
NW
14
1
NW
14
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.8
NW
12
0.7
NW
12
0.7
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
612
603
578
586
682
682
672
653
564
556
589
597
589
456
431
357
357
309
253
249
238
187
159
167
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
5
ESE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-off
off
cross
cross
on
glassy
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
High Tide
6:31PM1.00m
3:28AM1.21m
7:27PM1.05m
4:23AM1.23m
8:16PM1.09m
Low Tide
10:40AM0.07m
9:59PM0.92m
11:33AM-0.03m
11:11PM0.95m
12:25PM-0.09m
00:19AM0.95m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
1
1
5
6
5
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
30
31
32
31
32
31
30
31
31
31
31
30
30
30
30
29
29
31
30
29
29
28
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