Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.4°C
0.5° 

Tarawai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarawai today (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 1PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNW
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
17
16
16
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
5
9
8
8
7
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
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
7:37AM1.01m
7:31PM1.07m
8:41AM1.02m
7:56PM1.09m
9:46AM1.03m
8:25PM1.09m
Low Tide
1:31PM0.56m
2:11AM0.37m
2:13PM0.65m
2:54AM0.27m
2:57PM0.73m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:13
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6:21
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
28
27
27
28
29
28
27
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
29
28
26
26
26
28
29
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