Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.9° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
11
0.5
N
10
0.4
NNW
14
0.5
N
13
0.7
NNW
13
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
11
0.6
NNW
12
0.5
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
12
0.7
NNW
14
0.8
NNW
13
0.8
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
13
0.9
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
0.8
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
56
69
90
176
152
152
147
142
98
95
102
107
77
123
168
198
192
257
213
167
187
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
E
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
0
NE
5
SE
5
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:34PM1.03m
3:18AM0.87m
4:51PM1.05m
4:35AM0.90m
5:09PM1.07m
Low Tide
9:09AM0.40m
10:42PM0.72m
9:54AM0.46m
11:13PM0.62m
10:38AM0.52m
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Temp °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
28
29
30
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
31
32
30
30
29
31
30
31
31
32
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