Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:21PM1.15m | 8:29AM1.10m | 10:57PM1.16m | 9:39AM1.01m | 11:31PM1.16m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:37AM0.80m | 3:44PM0.13m | 4:43AM0.72m | 4:28PM0.27m | 5:48AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 17 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 24 | 42 | 44 | 32 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 8 | 76 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 5 | N 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 62 | 34 | 32 | 31 | 29 | — | 97 | 58 | 124 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2075 | 1526 | 1650 | 1526 | 29 | 1526 | 57 | 2075 | 2803 | 1848 | 1526 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 1650 | 1650 | 2075 | 1848 | 1848 | 2075 | 278 | 278 | 278 | 1847 |
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