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Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 23 Apr 2026 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.1° 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: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 11 | |
81 | 81 | 137 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 145 | 183 | 173 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 123 | 128 | 85 | 90 | 128 | 128 | 138 | 181 | 169 | 135 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:37AM1.11m | 12:05PM0.98m | 3:25AM1.11m | 1:30PM0.93m | 4:04AM1.11m | 3:00PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:44PM0.11m | 8:02AM0.86m | 7:44PM0.19m | 9:14AM0.78m | 8:42PM0.28m | 10:14AM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 10 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 |
 kJ | 81 | 81 | 137 | 141 | 141 | 139 | 145 | 183 | 173 | 164 | 161 | 161 | 158 | 158 | 123 | 128 | 75 | 90 | 128 | 128 | 138 | 91 | 103 | 135 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 15 | NNE 17 | NNE 12 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 14 |
| kJ | 50 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 45 | 57 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 81 | 181 | 169 | 120 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | N 18 | N 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 17 | NNE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NNE 11 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 14 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 55 | 29 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 49 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 831 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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