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Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 18 May 2026 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tarawai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
30.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tarawai today?
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
67 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 64 | 87 | 92 | 92 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 10:27PM1.15m | 7:40AM1.18m | 11:25PM1.16m | 8:34AM1.14m | 00:20AM1.16m | 9:35AM1.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.94m | 3:33PM-0.09m | 4:08AM0.94m | 4:27PM-0.04m | 5:22AM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | N 5 |
 kJ | 67 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 64 | 87 | 92 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 6 | 10 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NNW 3 | NNE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 12 | E 6 | N 9 | N 9 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | ESE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 41 | 34 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 223 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 278 | 0 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
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