Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Issued: 9 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is

29.2° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tarawai today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with NW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 4PM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Evening (12 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 12						Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12	NNW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	564	556	589	597	589	456	431	357	357	309	253	249	238	187	159	164	170	170	134	128	120	98	96	94
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE
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-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide						7:27PM1.05m			4:23AM1.23m					8:16PM1.09m			5:22AM1.23m					9:01PM1.12m
Low Tide			11:33AM-0.03m				11:11PM0.95m				12:25PM-0.09m				00:19AM0.95m					1:17PM-0.10m				1:25AM0.92m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33
	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	6:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	3	3	1	—	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	28	27	28	28	28	27	27	26	27	27	28	27	27	27	27	26	27	27	28	28	28	28	27
Feels °C	30	31	28	30	30	30	28	29	27	28	28	30	28	27	27	27	27	28	28	28	28	29	30	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NW 14	NNW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 13	NW 12	NW 12	NW 13	NW 13	E 7	E 7	NW 13	NW 12	NNW 12	E 8	E 8
kJ	564	556	589	597	589	456	431	357	357	309	253	249	238	187	159	164	170	104	107	128	120	98	117	124
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NW 13	NW 13	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 10	NNW 12	NNW 12
kJ	29	28	25	25	18	19	19	1	1	1	11	11	12	12	8	7	8	170	134	8	9	9	96	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 6	—	—	N 8	N 8	N 8	—	—	—	—	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 7	ENE 9	ENE 9	N 6	N 6	—	NE 10	NNW 6
kJ	—	—	5	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	8	8	1	3	—	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 5	E 5	E 6	E 7	E 6	E 5	E 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—
kJ	—	9	15	10	21	31	25	59	134	146	126	99	82	102	102	120	120	183	—	93	93	93	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Moshi-Moshi Surigao Del Sur	Big Star Surigao Del Sur	Narimu and Buro Reefs Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Wewak Point East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Edmago New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik
Rating (10 max)	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	2351	2352	221	101	101	29	29	29	29	1526	841	101	101	57	29	29	29	831	101	101	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik	Karawop	Karawop						Karawop	Wewak Point	Wewak Point	Karawop					Forok Point	Forok Point	Forok Point	Karawop				Karawop	Tupira Right
Rating (10 max)	3	3						2	2	2	2					1	1	1	1				1	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun			Logs Sandaun	Aitape Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik		Kavieng Rights New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nusa New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Tupira Right East Sepik
Rating (10 max)	3	3			2	2	2	2	2	2	2		1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Bells Beach - Bowl Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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