Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 2PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 14 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 23 | 61 | 61 | 85 | 42 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 69 | 90 | 176 | 152 | 152 | 147 | 142 | 98 | 95 | 102 | 107 | 77 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 4:13PM1.02m | 1:55AM0.86m | 4:34PM1.03m | 3:18AM0.87m | 4:51PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.36m | 10:08PM0.79m | 9:09AM0.40m | 10:42PM0.72m | 9:54AM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 19 | 61 | 61 | 85 | 42 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 55 | 90 | 176 | 152 | 152 | 147 | 142 | 98 | 95 | 102 | 107 | 77 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 14 | NNW 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 33 | 12 | 20 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 34 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 15 | NNW 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | NNW 7 | E 5 | NNW 16 |
| kJ | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 22 | 41 | 21 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 48 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 4 | — | — | E 4 | — | — | — | E 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 20 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 223 | 831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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