Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 26°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | N 12 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | N 13 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 25 | 45 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 27 | 26 | 44 |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:01PM0.97m | 3:42AM1.02m | 7:28PM0.98m | 4:35AM1.03m | 7:50PM1.00m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:05PM0.88m | 11:41AM0.21m | 11:50PM0.86m | 12:19PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | ENE 12 | N 13 | ENE 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 45 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 35 | 19 | 38 | 38 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NW 7 | ENE 12 | N 11 | NW 7 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | NE 13 | NW 9 | NW 8 | ENE 12 | N 10 | N 11 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 44 | 17 | 28 | 12 | 11 | 27 | 18 | 20 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 11 | NE 16 | N 12 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | ENE 11 | ENE 12 | NW 8 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 27 | 11 | 27 | 26 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 4 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 20 | 29 | 35 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 18 | 33 | 71 | 78 | 58 | 50 | 45 | 41 | 39 | 31 | 41 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1847 | 223 | 131 | 101 | 57 | 57 | 840 | 1635 | 840 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 840 | 840 | 101 | 101 |
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