Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 50mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon night, min 26°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | N 10 | NE 11 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 10:55PM1.10m | 12:25PM0.90m | 11:25PM1.07m | 1:54PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39PM0.59m | 5:58AM0.41m | 5:23PM0.70m | 6:51AM0.36m | 6:10PM0.78m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | NE 12 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 87 | 92 | 6 | 69 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 74 | 74 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 11 | NE 12 | N 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | — | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | — | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNW 7 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 73 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 106 | 108 | 85 | — | — | 71 | — | 114 | 135 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2075 | 1859 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 974 | 2405 | 1847 | 2323 | 1526 | 1526 | 2323 | 49 | 2741 | 2351 | 2323 |
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