Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (28 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 2AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Sun night, min 27°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, light winds from the ESE by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 8 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 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 | 7:31PM1.07m | 8:41AM1.02m | 7:56PM1.09m | 9:46AM1.03m | 8:25PM1.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:11AM0.37m | 2:13PM0.65m | 2:54AM0.27m | 2:57PM0.73m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 50 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | ENE 9 | N 8 | NNW 9 | ENE 9 | N 10 | ENE 9 | ESE 8 | NNW 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 17 | 17 | 29 | 62 | 61 | 47 | 47 | 45 | 45 | — | 85 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1847 | 223 | 131 | 29 | 29 | 223 | 1847 | 1847 | 1635 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 73 | 101 | 1848 | 221 | 221 | 1650 |
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