Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.7°C
0.6° 

Tarawai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarawai today (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 3AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s

Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
13
0.8
NE
13
0.8
NE
12
0.9
NE
12
0.8
NE
13
0.8
NE
13
0.8
NE
12
0.6
NE
12
0.6
NE
11
0.9
NE
13
0.9
NE
13
0.9
NE
13
0.8
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.7
NE
12
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
239
235
210
260
231
193
169
110
96
257
249
230
206
69
157
184
193
183
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
0
SSW
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:13PM1.09m
1:06PM1.12m
10:15PM1.05m
2:00PM1.12m
Low Tide
4:49PM0.93m
5:09AM0.03m
6:06PM0.91m
6:08AM0.10m
7:27PM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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1
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1
3
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
Feels °C
28
29
30
30
29
30
29
30
32
33
32
31
31
31
31
32
32
32
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