Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
11
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.9
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
11
0.8
N
11
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
220
236
232
228
180
177
160
154
137
137
137
137
164
158
150
150
147
145
145
145
171
147
150
153
158
161
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
0
ESE
0
SE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
WNW
0
W
0
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SE
5
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:02AM0.90m
4:28PM1.14m
5:24AM0.93m
4:55PM1.13m
6:35AM0.97m
5:20PM1.11m
Low Tide
10:34PM0.56m
9:55AM0.51m
11:18PM0.44m
10:47AM0.62m
11:57PM0.34m
11:38AM0.71m
00:34AM0.25m
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clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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2
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
31
31
31
31
31
32
32
31
31
30
31
30
32
32
32
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
31
30
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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