Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 3AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 18). 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 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue night, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 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 | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:25PM1.07m | 1:54PM0.88m | 11:56PM1.04m | 3:26PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23PM0.70m | 6:51AM0.36m | 6:10PM0.78m | 7:44AM0.32m | 7:06PM0.83m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 50 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 70 | 43 | 43 | 51 | 54 | 53 | 54 | 57 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 12 | NNW 8 | NNE 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | NW 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NNE 11 | NNW 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 46 | 44 | 58 | 70 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1848 | 1847 | 1847 | 61 | 2100 | 974 | 2405 | 2783 | 2355 | 2323 | 1838 | 2323 | 49 | 2323 | 278 | 2491 | 1526 | 1526 |
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