Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 7PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 19). An 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NNW 14 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 71 | 69 | 25 | 62 | 59 | 23 | 61 | 61 | 85 | 53 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 69 | 90 | 176 | 152 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 3:45PM1.01m | 00:30AM0.87m | 4:13PM1.02m | 1:55AM0.86m | 4:34PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26PM0.84m | 8:23AM0.36m | 10:08PM0.79m | 9:09AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | N 11 | NNE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 56 | 71 | 69 | 25 | 62 | 59 | 19 | 61 | 61 | 85 | 53 | 27 | 21 | 84 | 82 | 54 | 55 | 90 | 176 | 152 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 11 | N 8 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNW 14 | NNW 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 85 | 85 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 34 | 21 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 8 | E 12 | N 8 | NE 10 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 10 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 29 | 2 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | 28 | 18 | 21 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 34 | 34 | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1650 | 1650 | 1635 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 223 | 831 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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