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Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.9°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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
5
Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sun
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
12
0.8
N
11
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.7
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
11
0.8
NE
12
0.8
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
177
160
137
137
137
137
137
164
158
153
150
147
145
145
145
145
147
150
153
158
161
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
0
NE
0
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NE
5
NE
5
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NNW
5
SE
5
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
NE
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:28PM1.14m
5:24AM0.93m
4:55PM1.13m
6:35AM0.97m
5:20PM1.11m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.44m
10:47AM0.62m
11:57PM0.34m
11:38AM0.71m
00:34AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
32
31
30
31
31
31
31
31
32
33
31
31
31
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