Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 2AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed night, min 26°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNE 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 72 | 71 | 68 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21PM1.10m | 6:27AM1.16m | 8:54PM1.12m | 7:32AM1.11m | 9:26PM1.13m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18AM0.81m | 1:47PM0.10m | 2:17AM0.73m | 2:32PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | E 6 | E 6 | NW 12 | NNW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | E 6 | NW 11 | E 6 | E 6 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 |
| kJ | 103 | 106 | 103 | 99 | 63 | 51 | 68 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 24 | 30 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | ENE 9 | NW 11 | NNW 11 | ENE 9 | NNE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 72 | 71 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 8 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | ENE 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | — | E 6 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 24 | 38 | 52 | 95 | — | 37 | 25 | 17 | 16 | — | 25 | — | — | 24 | 34 | 49 | 52 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1848 | 101 | 57 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 831 | 0 | 1848 | 131 | 838 | 131 | 29 | 29 | 1526 | 1848 | 1526 | 1526 |
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