Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.2°C
0.7° 

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


How big are the waves at Tarawai today (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 26°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
9
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
N
9
0.2
NNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
6
6
9
3
9
8
8
8
10
8
8
8
8
6
10
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
E
15
E
20
E
Wind State
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
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:46AM1.03m
8:25PM1.09m
10:55AM1.03m
9:00PM1.09m
12:07PM1.03m
9:42PM1.09m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.27m
2:57PM0.73m
3:42AM0.20m
3:46PM0.81m
4:34AM0.14m
4:41PM0.86m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:21
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1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
30
29
29
29
28
29
30
30
30
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
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