Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 7AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 10 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 4 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 55 | 48 | 47 | 70 | 40 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 56 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:22AM1.03m | 8:29PM1.04m | 7:19AM1.01m | 8:48PM1.05m | 8:19AM0.99m | 9:08PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.77m | 1:31PM0.29m | 2:01AM0.70m | 2:05PM0.37m | 2:44AM0.62m | 2:40PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 6 | NNW 11 | N 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 7 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNE 4 | NE 11 | NNW 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 12 | 55 | 48 | 47 | 16 | 40 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 59 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 105 | 82 | 63 | 58 | 72 | 70 | 55 | 57 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | N 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NNW 10 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NNW 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 37 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 70 | 35 | 33 | 20 | 33 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 40 | 55 | 56 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NW 6 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NNE 4 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 14 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NE 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 2 | 8 | 33 | 8 | 3 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 2 | — | S 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 40 | 83 | 85 | — | 56 | 71 | 61 | 78 | 88 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 1847 | 831 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 57 | 0 | 131 | 223 | 101 | 223 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
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