Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 12PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 19). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 68 | 47 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:00PM0.95m | 00:15AM0.94m | 4:51PM0.96m | 1:15AM0.94m | 5:28PM0.97m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41AM0.29m | 8:17PM0.87m | 8:35AM0.29m | 9:21PM0.87m | 9:26AM0.29m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ESE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 48 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 29 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NE 12 | N 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | NW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 10 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 47 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 6 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NW 6 | N 10 | NW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 9 | NW 6 | N 14 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 57 | 100 | 55 | 110 | 107 | 83 | 127 | 167 | 212 | 183 | 155 | 130 | 106 | 81 | 60 | 58 | 51 | 48 | 37 | 41 | 54 | 70 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 73 | 29 | 29 | 2075 | 1848 | 1526 | 101 | 101 | 223 | 101 | 1526 | 1847 | 1847 | 1839 | 1847 | 1847 | 1848 | 1847 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 |
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