Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (24 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 5PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 24 | Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 187 | 129 | 293 | 309 | 412 | 400 | 400 | 517 | 525 | 525 | 540 | 581 | 811 | 801 | 649 | 640 | 623 | 476 | 395 | 276 | 257 | 178 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:46AM0.94m | 5:29PM1.09m | 6:52AM0.99m | 5:54PM1.11m | 7:56AM1.04m | 6:23PM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:23AM0.60m | 00:21AM0.37m | 12:10PM0.68m | 1:00AM0.24m | 12:59PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 14 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NNW 16 | NNW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
| kJ | 187 | 129 | 293 | 309 | 412 | 400 | 400 | 517 | 525 | 525 | 540 | 581 | 811 | 801 | 649 | 640 | 623 | 476 | 395 | 276 | 257 | 178 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 35 | 65 | 64 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 90 | 61 | 78 | 56 | 75 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 90 | 59 | 56 | 58 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NW 15 | E 4 | E 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 109 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | — | 29 | 17 | 28 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 4 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 1838 | 1641 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 831 | 831 | 841 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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