Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.3°C
0.7° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 4AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
8
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNW
10
0.2
N
15
0.2
N
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
0.2
NNE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
10
8
6
8
6
6
10
18
17
21
21
20
19
18
18
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:00PM1.09m
12:07PM1.03m
9:42PM1.09m
1:21PM1.03m
Low Tide
4:34AM0.14m
4:41PM0.86m
5:31AM0.12m
5:48PM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
30
29
29
28
28
29
28
30
28
29
28
28
26
27
27
29
29
30
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