Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 7AM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 103 | 99 | 101 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:23AM1.18m | 8:21PM1.10m | 6:27AM1.16m | 8:54PM1.12m | 7:32AM1.11m | 9:26PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM0.87m | 1:00PM0.03m | 1:18AM0.81m | 1:47PM0.10m | 2:17AM0.73m | 2:32PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | E 7 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 96 | 111 | 109 | 109 | 103 | 99 | 101 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 72 | 91 | 68 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 71 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 12 | ENE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 45 | 127 | 131 | — | 55 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 25 | 55 | — | — | — | — | 27 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 838 | 2383 | 1021 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 831 | 0 | 831 | 831 | 1542 | 1526 | 1526 | 223 | 1848 | 1526 | 1526 | 1526 |
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Latest Updates
FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website
The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Tarawai surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.
Nearest