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Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 11 Dec 2025 +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
30.1° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tarawai today?
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | - | - |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 |
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 kJ (?) | 97 | 82 | 74 | 46 | 79 | 72 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 62 | 72 | 85 | 54 | 47 | 95 | 91 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 94 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 35 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:36AM 0.83 | 2:10PM 1.15 | 2:18AM 0.80 | 2:38PM 1.13 | 4:01AM 0.81 | 3:02PM 1.12 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 8:12PM 0.68 | 6:57AM 0.43 | 9:10PM 0.57 | 7:42AM 0.56 | 9:56PM 0.47 | 8:29AM 0.68 | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | 7 | 4 | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
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