Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (14 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 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 (14 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Evening (14 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Fri 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 128 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 68 | 64 | 44 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:01PM1.12m | 6:22AM1.21m | 9:43PM1.14m | 7:24AM1.17m | 10:21PM1.15m | 8:29AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:25AM0.92m | 2:08PM-0.07m | 2:31AM0.87m | 2:57PM0.01m | 3:37AM0.80m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 134 | 128 | 99 | 98 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 110 | 71 | 44 | 48 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 35 | 28 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 71 | 53 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | N 6 | NW 12 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 1 | 68 | 64 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | — | — | — | N 7 | ENE 9 | N 6 | N 8 | N 8 | — | N 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 71 | 78 | 72 | 78 | 107 | 131 | 153 | — | — | 56 | 41 | 39 | 39 | 37 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 68 | 66 | 78 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 29 | 2655 | 831 | 831 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 2075 | 974 | 2075 | 131 | 974 | 974 | 278 | 2489 | 2383 | 2803 | 974 | 974 | 974 | 974 |
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