Tarawai Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.0°C
0.5° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (24 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (24 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.6
NW
8
0.5
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.4
NW
8
0.3
NW
8
0.3
NW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
N
12
0.2
NNW
7
0.3
NW
7
0.2
N
13
0.3
NW
8
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
48
36
36
32
23
23
21
9
8
10
10
4
8
14
10
25
45
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
E
30
E
25
E
25
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
High Tide
6:28PM0.95m
2:49AM1.00m
7:01PM0.97m
3:42AM1.02m
7:28PM0.98m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.88m
10:59AM0.22m
11:05PM0.88m
11:41AM0.21m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:30
6:30
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
27
27
28
28
27
27
25
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
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