Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 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 (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 8 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | N 8 | N 8 | N 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 9 | 0 | 75 | 74 | 102 | 99 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 93 | 92 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.01m | 1:36PM0.94m | 10:46PM0.98m | 2:53PM0.94m | 11:26PM0.96m | 4:00PM0.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:54AM0.29m | 6:00PM0.84m | 6:46AM0.29m | 7:06PM0.87m | 7:41AM0.29m | 8:17PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 12 | 12 | 75 | 74 | 102 | 99 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 85 | 84 | 83 | 77 | 93 | 92 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 68 | 66 | 44 | 31 | 31 | 31 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NW 6 | E 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 11 | N 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 8 | N 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 54 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NE 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNE 9 | NW 6 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | N 7 | — | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 37 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | — | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | 32 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 14 | — | 19 | 22 | 34 | 44 | 24 | 33 | 60 | 92 | 126 | 133 | 133 | 163 | 172 | 181 | 185 | 182 | 144 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 101 | 101 | 0 | 29 | 2336 | 1847 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 223 | 831 | 831 | 838 | 29 | 101 | 101 | 73 | 2075 | 2075 | 2075 | 1526 | 101 |
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