Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 2PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 58 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:28AM1.10m | 6:55PM1.08m | 5:37AM1.09m | 7:26PM1.10m | 6:44AM1.08m | 7:54PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM0.16m | 00:18AM0.72m | 12:36PM0.24m | 1:10AM0.63m | 1:21PM0.33m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | N 9 | — | E 4 | E 4 | NW 13 | E 5 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 8 | 6 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 25 | 30 | 54 | 54 | 40 | 41 | 41 | 51 | 47 | 47 | 63 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | SE 4 | N 8 | NE 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 12 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 34 | 58 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 47 | 47 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | N 15 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ESE 8 | NW 5 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | — | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | 100 | 100 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 974 | 974 | 2351 | 2351 | 2323 | 2230 | 2100 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 221 | 838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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