Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (15 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 2PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Nov) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wed 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 127 | 165 | 148 | 190 | 190 | 333 | 177 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 276 | 271 | 205 | 198 | 195 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 106 | 108 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:28PM1.04m | 9:28PM0.90m | 2:06PM1.05m | 10:26PM0.86m | 2:34PM1.06m | 11:55PM0.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:08AM0.23m | 7:06PM0.89m | 5:50AM0.28m | 8:20PM0.85m | 6:32AM0.35m | 9:10PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNW 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | 73 | 103 | 165 | 148 | 190 | 190 | 333 | 177 | 228 | 228 | 228 | 276 | 271 | 205 | 198 | 195 | 191 | 191 | 188 | 188 | 143 | 138 | 135 | 106 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NE 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | ENE 9 | NNW 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 79 | 74 | 103 | 91 | 103 | 86 | 58 | 77 | 75 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | ENE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NW 10 | NNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 88 | 127 | 74 | 57 | 59 | 70 | 1 | 76 | 56 | 55 | 54 | 18 | 10 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 49 | 49 | 0 | 49 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 |
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