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Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 12PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
137
137
164
158
150
150
147
145
145
145
145
147
150
153
158
161
155
177
174
171
168
168
168
168
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
NE
5
N
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
ENE
5
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
5
SE
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:24AM0.93m
4:55PM1.13m
6:35AM0.97m
5:20PM1.11m
7:37AM1.01m
5:45PM1.09m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.62m
11:57PM0.34m
11:38AM0.71m
00:34AM0.25m
12:28PM0.79m
1:10AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
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6:03
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6:16
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
Feels °C
31
31
30
32
32
31
32
32
31
30
31
31
32
32
30
31
31
31
30
31
32
33
33
32
31
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