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Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 +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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tarawai today?
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | N 14 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | |
118 | 119 | 160 | 160 | 115 | 100 | 92 | 90 | 98 | 98 | 86 | 55 | 95 | 170 | 121 | 111 | 98 | 101 | 99 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | |
High Tide | 4:36AM1.11m | 4:25PM0.90m | 5:04AM1.11m | 5:42PM0.92m | 5:28AM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:36PM0.39m | 11:03AM0.59m | 10:27PM0.49m | 11:45AM0.49m | 11:15PM0.59m | 12:22PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 |
— | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | N 12 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 |
 kJ | 107 | 119 | 97 | 97 | 88 | 90 | 90 | 90 | 43 | 48 | 83 | 37 | 95 | 170 | 121 | 111 | 98 | 101 | 99 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 65 | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | N 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | NNE 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | N 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 11 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 7 |
| kJ | 118 | 106 | 160 | 160 | 115 | 100 | 92 | 89 | 98 | 98 | 86 | 55 | 35 | 20 | 39 | 55 | 41 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NNE 7 | NE 10 | N 16 | N 19 | — | NNE 14 | NNE 9 | N 18 | NNE 14 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | 18 | 4 | 5 | 7 | — | 20 | 9 | 24 | 40 | 50 | 50 | 50 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 49 | 49 | 40 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
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