Tarawai Surf Break

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Issued: 3 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 9PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (17 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
11
11
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:02PM1.16m
8:27AM1.13m
11:46PM1.17m
9:33AM1.05m
00:27AM1.17m
Low Tide
3:55AM0.91m
4:08PM-0.00m
5:08AM0.85m
4:58PM0.12m
6:21AM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:30
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:25
6:25
6:25
 mm
1
1
2
3
2
2
4
3
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
27
29
30
31
31
30
31
32
31
32
33
32
30
31
31
31
32
31
31
31
29
30
30
29
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.6
E
6
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
Energy kJ
9
8
27
20
18
20
20
18
46
69
53
51
38
37
33
29
27
27
27
27
7
26
11
11
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
2
7
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
5
0.1
N
9
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
1
7
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
7
0.6
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
Energy kJ
30
34
59
28
48
23
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2771
2783
1863
2502
2502
278
278
1526
974
974
1526
49
1526
40
40
40
994
1526
1526
1526
1526
1526
63
1526
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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