Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 52mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | N 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 9:49AM0.99m | 10:26PM1.12m | 11:04AM0.93m | 10:55PM1.10m | 12:25PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:10AM0.55m | 3:58PM0.46m | 5:05AM0.47m | 4:39PM0.59m | 5:58AM0.41m | 5:23PM0.70m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | E 8 | N 11 | NE 12 | E 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 35 | 32 | 43 | 40 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 144 | 2 | 6 | 95 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 10 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 12 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 8 | NE 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | N 9 | NE 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 77 | 89 | 92 | 74 | 43 | 41 | 56 | 80 | 92 | 131 | 139 | 120 | 146 | 155 | 137 | 141 | 172 | 141 | — | 122 | 120 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1526 | 1526 | 1526 | 1526 | 1526 | 1848 | 1526 | 1526 | 2075 | 1526 | 1526 | 2075 | 2075 | 2075 | 2075 | 2075 | 1650 | 1650 | 101 | 1859 | 1848 | 1848 | 1848 | 1847 |
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