Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 7PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | E 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 44 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 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 | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:43PM1.14m | 7:24AM1.17m | 10:21PM1.15m | 8:29AM1.10m | 10:57PM1.16m | 9:39AM1.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.87m | 2:57PM0.01m | 3:37AM0.80m | 3:44PM0.13m | 4:43AM0.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 50 | 44 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 39 | 31 | 25 | 33 | 48 | 54 | 8 | 51 | 17 | 37 | 42 | 44 | 43 | 44 | 47 | 34 | 45 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | N 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ESE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 64 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 51 | 39 | 35 | 28 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 85 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 974 | 1650 | 131 | 1641 | 131 | 57 | 974 | 2489 | 2803 | 1526 | 2800 | 1650 | 2075 | 2681 | 1526 | 1526 | 1526 | 974 | 1526 | 1526 | 1526 | 2075 | 2075 |
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