Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 11PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 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 (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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 | cross | cross | 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 | 11:31PM1.16m | 10:55AM0.93m | 00:03AM1.15m | 12:21PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:48AM0.63m | 5:12PM0.42m | 6:49AM0.53m | 5:54PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 73 | 76 | 63 | 63 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | NE 6 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 8 | N 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | N 6 | NE 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 13 | 14 | 19 | — | — | 32 | 23 | 37 | 55 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 60 | 73 | 139 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2075 | 2075 | 974 | 1848 | 1847 | 278 | 57 | 1848 | 974 | 1848 | 1848 | 1848 | 1848 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1851 | 1838 | 1838 |
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