Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 3AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:56PM1.04m | 3:26PM0.89m | 00:30AM1.02m | 4:46PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:10PM0.78m | 7:44AM0.32m | 7:06PM0.83m | 8:36AM0.29m | 8:12PM0.87m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | NW 8 | E 7 | E 7 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 31 | 32 | 31 | 28 | 36 | 39 | 47 | 36 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 16 | 70 | 85 | 6 | 11 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 9 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 56 | 64 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | 55 | — | — | 89 | 94 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1526 | 2323 | 1838 | 40 | 61 | 1526 | 278 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1526 | 1838 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 |
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