Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6AM is: 0.1m 6s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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 | 1:03AM1.11m | 3:40PM0.85m | 1:32AM1.08m | 5:10PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:38PM0.68m | 8:38AM0.37m | 7:27PM0.78m | 9:26AM0.30m | 8:25PM0.84m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | — | 13 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 32 | — | — | 21 | 23 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1848 | 1848 | 1848 | 1848 | 1848 | 1848 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 974 | 974 | 1838 | 1847 | 974 | 974 | 1847 |
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