Tarawai Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.0° C
0.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 2PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (02 Aug)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (02 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
14
0.5
NE
13
0.5
NE
13
0.6
NE
13
0.4
NE
15
0.6
NE
14
0.6
NE
14
0.6
NE
14
0.6
NE
13
0.6
NE
13
0.6
NE
13
0.5
NE
14
0.5
NE
15
0.6
NE
15
0.7
NE
14
0.7
NE
14
0.7
NE
14
0.6
NNE
13
0.6
NNE
13
0.6
NNE
13
0.5
NE
13
0.4
NNE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
82
83
111
54
114
119
114
111
111
109
99
116
176
214
211
194
120
118
114
82
75
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM0.95m
10:44PM1.07m
10:06AM0.90m
11:04PM1.09m
11:25AM0.86m
Low Tide
4:10AM0.74m
3:44PM0.39m
4:59AM0.65m
4:16PM0.49m
5:48AM0.55m
4:51PM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
 mm
1
2
2
2
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
27
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
26
28
27
29
30
31
30
29
29
29
28
30
30
31
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