Tarawai Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.3° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 7AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (17 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 51mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
6
6
6
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
5
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State
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-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26PM1.12m
11:04AM0.93m
10:55PM1.10m
12:25PM0.90m
11:25PM1.07m
1:54PM0.88m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.47m
4:39PM0.59m
5:58AM0.41m
5:23PM0.70m
6:51AM0.36m
6:10PM0.78m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
1
4
5
6
4
1
1
2
5
4
5
2
1
3
3
3
Temp °C
27
26
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
29
30
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
30
30
30
30
30
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