Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 +10
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Tarawai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarawai today?

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 12AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (25 Apr)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri night, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
N
10
0.6
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
15
0.6
NNE
15
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
12
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.7
NNE
11
0.5
N
14
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
164
161
161
158
123
123
128
85
90
128
128
126
181
169
123
126
140
160
160
117
100
92
90
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
0
ESE
0
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:25AM1.11m
1:30PM0.93m
4:04AM1.11m
3:00PM0.91m
4:36AM1.11m
Low Tide
7:44PM0.19m
9:14AM0.78m
8:42PM0.28m
10:14AM0.69m
9:36PM0.39m
11:03AM0.59m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:24
6:24
6:24
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6:24
6:24
6:24
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
31
31
31
31
30
31
31
31
32
32
32
33
31
33
31
30
31
31
31
30
30
32
32
32
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
N
10
0.6
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
11
0.7
NNE
12
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
0.6
NNE
11
Energy kJ
173
164
161
161
158
123
123
128
75
90
128
128
126
91
91
123
126
140
115
108
117
90
90
90
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
18
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NNE
15
0.3
NNE
17
0.5
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
16
0.4
NNE
16
0.4
NNE
16
0.4
NNE
16
0.6
NNE
15
0.6
NNE
15
0.5
NNE
14
0.5
NNE
14
0.5
N
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.6
NNE
14
0.5
NNE
14
0.5
N
14
0.5
N
13
0.5
N
13
Energy kJ
3
3
3
25
7
6
45
57
85
84
83
82
81
181
169
120
118
106
160
160
115
100
92
89
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.2
N
18
0.2
N
18
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
NNE
17
0.3
NNE
12
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
26
25
6
6
55
29
5
6
5
5
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
29
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
49
49
49
40
29
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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