Tarawai Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 4PM is: 0.1m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.1
NW
14
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NW
13
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.3
NNE
13
0.4
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
2
3
3
5
5
8
6
7
4
7
8
18
21
21
21
20
34
58
35
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
ESE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:23PM1.06m
4:28AM1.10m
6:55PM1.08m
5:37AM1.09m
7:26PM1.10m
Low Tide
10:58AM0.12m
11:23PM0.80m
11:49AM0.16m
00:18AM0.72m
12:36PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
32
31
31
31
31
31
29
31
31
31
31
30
29
29
28
28
28
29
29
30
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