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Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tarawai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tarawai today?
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 7AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
N 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 9 | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | N 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
107 | 70 | 118 | 316 | 106 | 101 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 133 | 121 | 80 | 83 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 67 | 64 | 50 | 50 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:50AM1.09m | 7:49PM0.99m | 6:12AM1.07m | 8:44PM1.02m | 6:35AM1.05m | 9:36PM1.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.68m | 12:56PM0.31m | 00:48AM0.75m | 1:29PM0.24m | 1:35AM0.81m | 2:04PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 14 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 46 | 43 | 70 | 316 | 106 | 86 | 99 | 99 | 81 | 95 | 93 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 9 | NNE 14 | E 5 | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | ESE 6 | N 13 | N 12 | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
| kJ | 44 | 39 | 118 | 4 | 105 | 101 | 99 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 31 | 121 | 80 | 83 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 46 | 67 | 64 | 40 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | NNE 14 | E 5 | N 12 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 4 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 13 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 107 | 70 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 133 | 17 | 22 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | SE 2 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | E 3 | — | — | ENE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 831 | 831 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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