Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.6°C
0.5° 

Tarawai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarawai today (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 3AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
12
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.8
NNE
11
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
11
0.7
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.5
N
11
0.5
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
173
189
186
173
167
164
119
114
112
106
74
73
50
49
75
57
55
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:06PM1.03m
11:09AM1.03m
8:34PM1.00m
12:09PM1.01m
9:05PM0.97m
Low Tide
3:34AM0.20m
4:02PM0.84m
4:17AM0.20m
4:57PM0.87m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
27
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
29
28
28
29
28
28
30
31
29
29
30
29
28
30
29
30
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