Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tarawai today (08 Jun):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 11PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jun)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Evening (08 Jun)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 8				Tuesday 9								Wednesday 10								Thu 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 10	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 13	NNE 13	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 11
Wave Graph
kJ	7	7	8	8	9	18	17	16	36	34	32	55	53	48	47	47	48	31	31	57	65	73	77	38
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	ESE	E	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
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	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						2:05AM1.11m				1:52PM0.80m				2:26AM1.13m				3:36PM0.83m				2:51AM1.15m
Low Tide			6:40PM0.46m					9:04AM0.62m				7:25PM0.56m				9:41AM0.48m				8:17PM0.66m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	6:23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	2	3	—	—	1	2	1	—	2
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	28	27	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	28
Feels °C	30	29	29	28	28	29	28	29	29	29	28	28	29	29	29	29	29	30	30	29	30	31	30	30
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 13	N 13	NNE 13	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 11
kJ	37	19	19	19	18	18	11	18	17	34	32	55	53	48	47	47	48	31	31	57	65	73	77	38
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 10	NNE 9	N 15	N 14	N 14	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	N 11	N 11	N 11	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NNE 13
kJ	20	7	8	8	9	8	17	16	36	7	11	7	7	7	3	3	7	21	21	21	7	3	6	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 15	NNE 9	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 15	NE 15	NE 8	NE 14	NNE 14	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NNE 13
kJ	7	3	8	8	8	18	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	8	3	8	21	7	6	7	7	7	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 7	E 6	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6
kJ	—	23	31	16	32	46	52	42	44	54	70	73	107	145	150	123	78	79	67	76	92	86	81	75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kragur Village Kairiru Island East Sepik	Simberi Island New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Jailbreak Sandaun	Jailbreak Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Wewak Point East Sepik	Wewak Point East Sepik	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Jailbreak Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Vanimo Reef Sandaun	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	40	974	974	223	223	29	57	57	1526	1526	1526	223	29	29	29	29	224	841	101	101	29	0	29	29
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik	Kragur Village Kairiru Island				Tupira Right	Tupira Right	Wewak Point	Forok Point					Karawop	Karawop	Karawop	Karawop					Karawop	Tupira Right	Forok Point	Tupira Right
Rating (10 max)	1				1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1					1	1	1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Kragur Village Kairiru Island East Sepik	Simberi Island New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Tupira Right East Sepik	Rubio New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun				Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland	Sissano Lagoon Sandaun	Nusa New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Rubio New Ireland	Tupira Right East Sepik
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	2
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	7	5	5	6	7	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	6	5	5	5	8	9	9	9	9	9

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