Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 23 Mar 2026 +10
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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
29.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarawai today?

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (24 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1
N
1
NNE
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
Period(s) (?)141414131313131312131313121212121212121211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)507407419511498384302307263136134132220144139169167137164161166143146143
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
W
25
W
15
W
15
W
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
SSE
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
0
SW
5
SE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:35AM
1.03
10:19AM
1.10
1:53AM
1.03
11:10AM
1.08
3:07AM
1.04
12:13PM
1.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
0.85
6:06PM
0.12
6:22AM
0.89
7:09PM
0.12
7:42AM
0.90
Mon
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise----6:30-------6:30-------6:30---
Sunset-------6:36-------6:36-------6:35
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thunderstorm
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Rain (mm)
--573------4541---131-11
Temp. °C282827262627272728282827272726262627272727282728
Feels °C (?)292930272729292932323331312827282930313231323032
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