Tarawai Surf Break

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Issued: 9 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.1° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 5PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
NNE
18
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NNE
16
0.6
NNE
15
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.8
NNE
16
0.9
NNE
15
0.9
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
30
68
100
146
136
131
280
305
330
321
389
378
367
378
336
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
0
W
5
SSW
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
E
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
5
E
0
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
8:39AM0.96m
11:57PM1.08m
9:39AM0.90m
00:16AM1.09m
10:55AM0.84m
00:35AM1.10m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.87m
4:16PM0.27m
5:51AM0.81m
4:48PM0.36m
6:43AM0.72m
5:20PM0.46m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:29
6:29
6:29
6:30
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
30
31
32
32
32
30
31
31
31
32
32
32
32
30
30
31
31
31
32
31
31
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
7
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
7
0.4
NNE
16
0.6
NNE
15
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.8
NNE
16
0.9
NNE
15
0.9
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
Energy kJ
15
23
22
14
14
14
14
7
21
19
16
100
146
136
131
280
305
330
321
389
378
367
378
336
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.4
NE
16
0.4
E
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
8
Energy kJ
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
68
21
23
20
19
19
22
20
19
28
29
29
30
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
NE
13
0.2
NNE
18
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.4
NNE
18
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
7
0.5
NW
7
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
Energy kJ
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
6
7
30
12
12
12
15
103
15
15
13
5
14
24
31
44
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
40
40
974
974
974
278
278
278
278
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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