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Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tarawai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tarawai today?
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s 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 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | |
81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 103 | 113 | 43 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 123 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 8:34AM1.14m | 00:20AM1.16m | 9:35AM1.08m | 1:11AM1.16m | 10:45AM1.00m | 1:55AM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.94m | 4:27PM-0.04m | 5:22AM0.91m | 5:23PM0.04m | 6:41AM0.86m | 6:17PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
 | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | 6:22 |
— | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | N 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
 kJ | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 103 | 113 | 43 | 90 | 87 | 85 | 123 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | SE 5 | N 10 | N 10 | E 5 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 5 | N 7 | NE 10 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | W 5 | E 4 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 2 | 32 | 98 | 43 | 28 | 17 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | N 10 | E 5 | E 5 | N 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | E 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 8 | 10 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 40 | 29 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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