Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 5AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
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-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 | 5:45PM0.93m | 1:57AM1.00m | 6:28PM0.95m | 2:49AM1.00m | 7:01PM0.97m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:17PM0.88m | 10:15AM0.24m | 10:15PM0.88m | 10:59AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | E 7 | E 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 9 | 51 | 55 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 36 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | E 14 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 6 | 21 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | E 14 | E 14 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 12 | N 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 |
| kJ | 66 | — | — | 69 | 61 | 67 | 47 | 34 | 38 | 51 | 40 | 41 | 37 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 44 | 37 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1847 | 2075 | 1641 | 1650 | 223 | 223 | 974 | 1650 | 974 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 63 | 223 | 974 | 840 | 101 | 101 |
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