Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Issued: 3 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is

28.7°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tarawai today (09 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 19s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 10PM is: 0.6m 19s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	12s
Evening (09 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 9				Saturday 10								Sunday 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
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 11	NNE 19	NNE 18	NNE 18	NE 18	NE 17	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	136	149	148	243	218	214	319	302	268	268	302	273	258	248	162	181	140	109	138	93
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	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			6:23PM1.10m					7:10AM1.02m			6:48PM1.10m					8:12AM1.03m				7:14PM1.08m
Low Tide					00:55AM0.42m				12:54PM0.59m					1:35AM0.33m				1:39PM0.68m


	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—
mm	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27
Feels °C	30	30	30	30	29	28	26	27	27	29	28	29	29	29	28	27	26	26	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 18	NE 17	NE 16	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 12
kJ	136	134	125	87	87	87	319	302	268	268	302	273	258	248	162	181	140	109	138	93
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 16	NNE 20	NNE 19	NNE 19	NNE 18	NNE 18	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	91	149	148	243	218	214	85	82	57	56	55	34	32	31	31	31	32	31	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 19	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	ENE 8	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	N 11	N 11	N 11	NW 11	NE 10	NW 11	NW 10	ENE 9	NNW 10	NNW 10
kJ	96	91	90	54	104	106	7	27	45	85	2	2	2	5	15	5	4	8	10	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	ENE 8	E 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 5	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 6
kJ	2	2	1	1	13	3	6	11	13	17	27	24	25	19	21	26	22	27	31	38
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Jailbreak Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Jailbreak Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Karawop East Sepik
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	101	29	29	223	831	831	831	101	101	101	29	223	831	831	831	29
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik	Tarawai	Tarawai	Tarawai	Tarawai		Karawop	Forok Point							Tupira Right	Karawop					Karawop
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2		2	2							1	2					1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Simberi Island New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Rubio New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Daly Heads Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8	5

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