Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 12AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (16 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | - | - |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNE 18 | NNE 18 | NE 17 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NW 8 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 27 | 26 | 18 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 75 | 74 | 102 | 99 | 89 | 87 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:44PM1.04m | 12:21PM0.96m | 10:13PM1.01m | 1:36PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:16PM0.74m | 5:04AM0.29m | 5:05PM0.80m | 5:54AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.84m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 27 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 46 | 44 | 36 | 43 | 48 | 37 | 37 | 24 | 75 | 74 | 102 | 42 | 47 | 48 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 16 | NE 12 | NE 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 20 | 49 | 47 | 46 | 12 | 7 | 44 | 43 | 38 | 64 | 40 | 54 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 99 | 89 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NNE 18 | NNE 18 | NE 17 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NE 16 | ENE 12 | NW 8 | NE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 12 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 7 | 10 | 64 | 29 | 9 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | — | — | E 7 |
| kJ | — | 18 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 31 | 28 | — | — | 86 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1847 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 0 | 831 | 831 | 831 | 29 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 131 | 840 | 0 | 1847 | 101 |
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