Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 3AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu night, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 15 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:30AM1.02m | 4:46PM0.91m | 1:10AM1.00m | 5:45PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:06PM0.83m | 8:36AM0.29m | 8:12PM0.87m | 9:27AM0.26m | 9:17PM0.88m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNW 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 23 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 54 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 116 | 116 | 9 | 99 | 102 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NW 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 6 | NW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | — | — | — | NNE 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | N 6 | N 9 | N 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 33 | 47 | 64 | 106 | 48 | 67 | 72 | 94 | 119 | 125 | 122 | 203 | — | 124 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1862 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1838 | 1846 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 2100 | 2100 | 2230 | 974 | 1650 | 974 | 1635 |
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