Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Issued: 3 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tarawai sea temperature is

29.4°C

Tarawai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tarawai today (11 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 9AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	10s
Evening (11 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 11								Thursday 12								Friday 13								Sat 14
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	64	68	69	67	84	82	82	98	80	96	96	117	117	117	96	96	96	96	94	94	94	94	94	92	92	92	76
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	glassy	glassy
High Tide					10:12AM1.06m			7:08PM1.02m					11:01AM1.05m			7:41PM1.00m					11:52AM1.05m			8:14PM0.97m
Low Tide		2:23AM0.12m				2:55PM0.89m				3:02AM0.12m				3:46PM0.90m				3:43AM0.15m					4:42PM0.91m				4:25AM0.18m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:17	—	—	—	—	6:19
mm	1	1	—	2	—	—	—	1	2	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	2	—
Temp °C	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	27	28	28	29	29	28	28	28	28	28	28	29	29	29	28	28	28
Feels °C	32	31	32	30	29	31	31	30	30	30	29	29	29	31	31	31	32	32	31	31	30	31	33	33	32	33	33
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	64	68	69	67	84	82	82	98	80	96	96	117	117	117	96	96	96	96	94	94	94	94	94	92	92	92	76
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 9	NNE 12	N 9	NNW 10	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	NNW 9	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	NNW 9	N 11	N 11
kJ	47	47	46	27	26	26	14	26	28	31	28	28	28	28	27	29	51	51	50	50	49	49	46	46	28	57	57
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 8	NNW 7	N 9	NNE 11	N 9	NNE 12	E 3	E 5	E 6	N 15	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	NNW 11	NNW 11	NNW 11	NW 13	NW 13
kJ	6	6	6	6	5	14	24	16	26	1	4	6	18	12	24	25	34	33	31	29	28	12	25	25	24	45	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 3	—	—	E 3	E 3	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	6	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Jailbreak Sandaun	Edmago New Ireland	Tarawai East Sepik	Piccinniny New Ireland	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Long Long New Ireland	Long Long New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Tarawai East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Long Long New Ireland	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	29	223	831	0	841	101	29	29	29	29	839	839	841	0	29	0	29	0	839	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik	Tupira Right	Tupira Right	Tupira Right			Tarawai		Tupira Right	Tupira Right	Tupira Right	Tupira Right	Karawop				Tupira Right	Tupira Right	Tupira Right	Tupira Right	Forok Point		Tarawai	Tarawai	Tupira Right	Tupira Right	Cape Barabar	Tupira Right
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			1		1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Piccinniny New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Edmago New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Tupira Right East Sepik	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Piccinniny New Ireland	Duke of York New Britain and D.o.York	Piccinniny New Ireland	Piccinniny New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Duke of York New Britain and D.o.York	Simberi Island New Ireland	Duke of York New Britain and D.o.York	Narimu and Buro Reefs Sandaun	Simberi Island New Ireland	Simberi Island New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	5	4	8	8	8	8	8	7	9	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4

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