Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6AM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 15 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 14 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 187 | 181 | 176 | 162 | 72 | 72 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 166 | 161 | 110 | 141 | 72 | 196 | 239 | 229 | 280 | 272 | 202 | 190 | 150 | 153 |
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 | 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 | 11:56PM1.11m | 2:34PM0.87m | 00:33AM1.13m | 4:10PM0.91m | 1:18AM1.15m | 5:25PM0.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.33m | 6:20PM0.79m | 8:28AM0.22m | 7:24PM0.86m | 9:25AM0.13m | 8:43PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 14 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | N 12 | E 6 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | E 7 | E 7 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 201 | 187 | 181 | 176 | 162 | 72 | 24 | 173 | 173 | 171 | 166 | 161 | 110 | 45 | 44 | 196 | 239 | 229 | 280 | 272 | 202 | 190 | 103 | 153 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NNE 14 | N 12 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 12 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 15 | N 14 | N 15 |
| kJ | 32 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 62 | 72 | 17 | 33 | 37 | 33 | 5 | 21 | 141 | 72 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 38 | 39 | 37 | 22 | 150 | 110 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | ENE 12 | N 14 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 16 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 15 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 16 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 64 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 69 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 18 | 48 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | 31 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 43 | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 35 | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 831 | 831 | 0 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 831 | 831 | 841 | 101 |
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