Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 9AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 107mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 23°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 13 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 55 | 56 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:19AM1.01m | 8:48PM1.05m | 8:19AM0.99m | 9:08PM1.06m | 9:24AM0.97m | 9:31PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01AM0.70m | 2:05PM0.37m | 2:44AM0.62m | 2:40PM0.46m | 3:29AM0.53m | 3:17PM0.55m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
mm | 4 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 40 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 4 | NE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 12 | ESE 8 | NE 12 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 34 | 44 | 20 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 20 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 32 | 29 | 20 | 99 | 99 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 6 | NNW 10 | NE 11 | NNW 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 12 | NNW 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 38 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 42 | 40 | 55 | 56 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 17 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NE 13 | ESE 8 | NE 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NE 13 | — | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | NE 11 | NW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 28 | 12 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 25 | — | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 19 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | E 4 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | S 2 | SSE 2 | E 7 | E 3 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | E 7 | — | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 76 | — | — | 34 | 16 | 69 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 149 | 97 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 221 | 101 | 101 | 73 | 29 | 29 | 57 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 1847 | 1847 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 101 | 1847 | 1847 | 1847 | 1838 |
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