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Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 25 May 2026 +10Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
29.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tarawai today?
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 25). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | |
45 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 38 | 38 | 36 | 17 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | 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 | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 3:19PM0.84m | 3:36AM1.14m | 4:50PM0.86m | 4:01AM1.12m | 6:08PM0.91m | 4:24AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:53PM0.55m | 10:42AM0.45m | 9:43PM0.66m | 11:21AM0.35m | 10:35PM0.76m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 |
1 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 33 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | E 5 | NW 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | E 6 |
 kJ | 45 | 43 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 33 | 24 | 32 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 20 | 28 | 38 | 36 | 29 | 35 | 35 | 39 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 7 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 8 | NE 9 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 34 | 34 | 24 | 24 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 35 | 34 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | E 4 | — | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | N 13 | NNE 8 | N 15 | N 12 | NW 7 | NW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 37 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 2 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 36 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 37 | 38 | 64 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 101 | 994 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 1641 | 1641 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
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