Tarawai Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.9° C
0.4° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 4AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
1
1
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:06PM0.95m
3:19AM1.04m
7:45PM0.97m
4:03AM1.05m
8:20PM0.99m
Low Tide
10:29PM0.90m
11:34AM0.18m
11:21PM0.91m
12:14PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:31
 mm
2
4
3
2
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
28
27
27
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
29
30
28
28
30
29
30
30
29
29
28
28
28
27
29
28
29
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