Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 7AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the E by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 18 | 35 | 34 | 55 | 48 | 47 | 70 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | 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 |
High Tide | 5:28AM1.03m | 8:10PM1.02m | 6:22AM1.03m | 8:29PM1.04m | 7:19AM1.01m | 8:48PM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.82m | 12:56PM0.24m | 1:18AM0.77m | 1:31PM0.29m | 2:01AM0.70m | 2:05PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 11 | E 8 |
| kJ | 64 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 19 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 40 | 58 | 50 | 51 | 63 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 150 | 148 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 223 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 12 | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | N 10 | NNW 13 | N 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 42 | 37 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 35 | 19 | 55 | 48 | 47 | 70 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 21 | 42 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 5 | N 10 | NNW 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 14 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 14 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 4 | 8 | 34 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 3 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 21 | 77 | — | — | — | 57 | 83 | 106 | 126 | 172 | — | — | 185 | 240 | 311 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 29 | 101 | 974 | 1847 | 1641 | 278 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 831 | 101 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 57 | 223 | 1847 | 1847 | 233 | 223 |
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