Tarawai Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.2° 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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 3PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (08 Jul)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
13
1
N
13
1
N
13
1
N
13
0.9
N
13
0.9
N
13
0.9
N
13
0.9
N
14
1
N
13
1
N
13
1
N
13
1
N
13
1
N
13
1
N
13
1
N
13
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
1
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
1.2
NNW
14
1.2
NNW
14
1.2
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
1.3
NNW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
356
350
345
335
268
256
268
289
356
345
335
330
345
350
355
367
356
350
231
534
561
545
613
640
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
E
0
WSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
Wind State
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
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:12PM0.81m
1:23AM1.14m
3:55PM0.86m
1:57AM1.16m
5:23PM0.93m
2:39AM1.19m
Low Tide
8:15AM0.48m
6:41PM0.68m
9:01AM0.34m
7:37PM0.78m
9:50AM0.20m
8:45PM0.86m
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6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
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6:30
6:30
6:30
6:30
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
3
1
2
3
1
3
5
6
2
2
1
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
27
27
Feels °C
29
30
30
29
30
29
28
29
29
30
28
28
27
29
28
29
29
30
31
32
29
28
30
30
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