Tarawai Surf Break

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Issued: 9 am 05 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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 18s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 2PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Afternoon (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.8
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
13
1
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
13
0.9
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
30
68
100
146
136
131
280
268
325
303
312
373
352
362
351
437
419
395
384
372
286
282
276
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:39AM0.90m
00:16AM1.09m
10:55AM0.84m
00:35AM1.10m
12:28PM0.81m
00:56AM1.12m
Low Tide
5:51AM0.81m
4:48PM0.36m
6:43AM0.72m
5:20PM0.46m
7:30AM0.61m
5:57PM0.57m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
<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
6:30
6:30
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
31
31
31
32
31
31
32
30
30
31
31
32
32
32
32
31
31
32
32
31
31
31
29
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.3
ESE
7
0.4
NE
16
0.4
NNE
16
0.6
NNE
15
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.8
NNE
16
0.8
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
0.9
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
14
1
NNE
13
1
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
13
0.9
NNE
13
0.9
N
13
Energy kJ
11
9
68
100
146
136
131
280
268
325
303
312
373
352
362
351
437
419
395
384
372
286
282
276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
7
0.4
NNE
18
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.6
NW
7
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.8
NW
8
0.7
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
9
0.6
NW
9
Energy kJ
12
12
12
7
9
8
102
8
12
12
20
42
42
41
39
41
75
75
75
73
58
49
61
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.2
NNE
18
0.3
E
7
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
10
0.3
NW
5
0.3
NE
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
7
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.5
N
15
Energy kJ
3
30
8
12
12
15
4
15
11
19
29
28
28
29
31
31
30
42
42
45
45
63
106
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
8
1
E
7
Energy kJ
105
61
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
974
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
101
29
101
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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