Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 4AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 11 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 8 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:25PM1.09m | 10:55AM1.03m | 9:00PM1.09m | 12:07PM1.03m | 9:42PM1.09m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:42AM0.20m | 3:46PM0.81m | 4:34AM0.14m | 4:41PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | ENE 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | E 5 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 35 | 120 | 114 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NNW 8 | N 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 9 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | N 10 | N 8 | NW 11 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | N 10 | E 6 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | N 8 | N 10 | E 10 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 18 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 21 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 57 | 30 | 38 | 51 | 57 | — | 196 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1641 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 278 | 1650 | 2075 | 2075 | 2369 | 1848 | 1847 | 278 | 1847 | 1847 | 1848 | 1848 | 1847 | 1847 |
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