Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | Saturday 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 142 | 98 | 95 | 102 | 107 | 77 | 123 | 168 | 198 | 192 | 257 | 213 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 127 | 187 | 129 | 293 | 309 | 412 | 400 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:51PM1.05m | 4:35AM0.90m | 5:09PM1.07m | 5:46AM0.94m | 5:29PM1.09m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:54AM0.46m | 11:13PM0.62m | 10:38AM0.52m | 11:46PM0.50m | 11:23AM0.60m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 142 | 98 | 95 | 102 | 107 | 77 | 123 | 168 | 198 | 192 | 257 | 213 | 187 | 187 | 184 | 127 | 187 | 129 | 293 | 309 | 412 | 400 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 36 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 61 | 90 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 4 | NNE 9 | NW 7 | NNW 15 | NNW 16 | E 4 | E 4 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNW 6 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NE 8 | E 6 | ESE 6 | NW 15 | E 5 | E 13 | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 47 | 48 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 109 | 5 | 3 | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 4 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 10 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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