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Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.1°C
0.2° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (10 Nov)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.5
NNE
13
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
95
92
77
61
61
61
61
64
68
69
67
65
64
82
80
80
96
96
117
117
117
96
96
96
96
94
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
5
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:23AM1.06m
6:38PM1.05m
10:12AM1.06m
7:08PM1.02m
11:01AM1.05m
7:41PM1.00m
Low Tide
1:45AM0.14m
2:06PM0.87m
2:23AM0.12m
2:55PM0.89m
3:02AM0.12m
3:46PM0.90m
3:43AM0.15m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:17
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6:17
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 mm
1
3
1
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2
1
2
2
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Temp °C
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
29
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
32
31
31
31
31
32
30
32
30
30
32
31
32
32
30
30
31
30
31
30
32
32
30
30
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