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Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 +10
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Tarawai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tarawai today?

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 11PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.9
N
Period(s) (?)121213131313131313131213131212121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)434441455470470463463463463448441526534441420420350344280276220216216216
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
N
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
0
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
5
NE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoffoffoffoffoffglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:30PM
1.12
8:56AM
1.13
12:37AM
1.11
9:48AM
1.09
1:40AM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:14AM
0.90
4:45PM
0.01
5:23AM
0.92
5:44PM
0.04
6:42AM
0.90
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:24-
Sunset-6:25-------6:25-------6:25------
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-----------------------
Temp. °C282827272727272727272827272727272727272727272627
Feels °C (?)313231313130313130303231313132313030303031312930
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