Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 5AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 114 | 112 | 106 | 100 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 75 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 8:34PM1.00m | 12:09PM1.01m | 9:05PM0.97m | 1:11PM1.00m | 9:39PM0.94m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.84m | 4:17AM0.20m | 4:57PM0.87m | 5:03AM0.22m | 6:00PM0.88m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 114 | 112 | 106 | 100 | 73 | 50 | 49 | 75 | 57 | 55 | 52 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | E 4 | N 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 13 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 6 | 25 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | NE 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 7 | — | NE 14 | — | NE 14 | NE 13 | ESE 8 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 33 | 37 | 61 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 831 | 831 | 0 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 831 | 838 | 0 | 0 |
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