Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 74 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 94 | 85 | 107 | 81 | 88 | 127 | 165 | 148 | 190 | 190 | 276 | 177 | 180 | 228 | 228 | 276 | 271 | 205 | 198 | 195 | 191 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:42PM1.04m | 8:49PM0.94m | 1:28PM1.04m | 9:28PM0.90m | 2:06PM1.05m | 10:26PM0.86m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.18m | 5:48PM0.91m | 5:08AM0.23m | 7:06PM0.89m | 5:50AM0.28m | 8:20PM0.85m | 6:32AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 |
mm | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNW 11 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NNW 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 74 | 76 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 107 | 71 | 73 | 103 | 165 | 148 | 190 | 190 | 276 | 177 | 180 | 228 | 228 | 276 | 271 | 205 | 198 | 195 | 191 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 57 | 50 | 72 | 72 | 94 | 85 | 73 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 103 | 91 | 103 | 63 | 58 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 15 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | ENE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 64 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 68 | 58 | 88 | 127 | 74 | 57 | 59 | 70 | 1 | 76 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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