Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 19 Feb 2026 +10
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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
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tarawai today?

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)--
Afternoon (19 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (19 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.7
N
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
Period(s) (?)99988910108910999991010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)82766153555650483647115999510711597167196196170138141138136
Wind
(km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
5
WSW
0
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:30PM
1.02
9:39AM
1.09
9:38PM
0.98
10:04AM
1.10
10:52PM
0.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:03AM
0.39
3:52PM
0.56
3:41AM
0.50
4:43PM
0.45
4:21AM
0.62
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset-6:45-------6:45-------6:45------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
11--1211----11---1--1221
Temp. °C282828282827272827282828272727282828282828272728
Feels °C (?)303030303030293030313132313130313131323232313133
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