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Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 14 Dec 2025 +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 1AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm December 14). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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 kJ (?) | 45 | 40 | 67 | 67 | 26 | 69 | 79 | 21 | 44 | 61 | 54 | 85 | 73 | 77 | 108 | 111 | 113 | 137 | 167 | 173 | 168 | 226 | 205 | 184 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | glass | glass | cross- on | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 5:30AM 0.86 | 3:25PM 1.10 | 6:39AM 0.91 | 3:48PM 1.08 | 7:31AM 0.96 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 10:35PM 0.38 | 9:21AM 0.77 | 11:09PM 0.29 | 10:17AM 0.84 | 11:42PM 0.22 | 11:14AM 0.89 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:30 |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 6 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Temp. °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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