Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 7s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 2AM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 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 (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.15m | 12:21PM0.87m | 00:33AM1.13m | 1:58PM0.84m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:12PM0.42m | 6:49AM0.53m | 5:54PM0.56m | 7:46AM0.44m | 6:38PM0.68m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 28 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 55 | 43 | 43 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | N 8 | NW 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 9 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 7 | N 8 | N 6 | NE 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 6 | ENE 9 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 4 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 39 | 39 | 40 | — | — | — | 77 | 46 | 44 | 41 | 89 | 92 | 94 | 79 | 33 | 33 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1847 | 1838 | 1838 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1848 | 1847 | 1847 | 278 | 40 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 |
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