Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
28.6°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 9AM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (+10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
15
1.2
NW
15
1.2
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1
NW
14
0.9
NW
14
0.9
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.6
NW
13
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.5
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.4
NW
11
0.5
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
649
640
623
476
395
276
257
178
175
136
73
74
75
73
72
72
51
35
45
33
31
35
38
50
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
5
ENE
5
E
5
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:56AM1.04m
6:23PM1.12m
8:58AM1.08m
6:57PM1.13m
10:00AM1.10m
7:36PM1.14m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.24m
12:59PM0.76m
1:42AM0.13m
1:49PM0.82m
2:28AM0.05m
2:43PM0.88m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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 mm
1
1
1
4
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1
1
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1
1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
30
30
30
32
32
32
30
30
31
30
30
30
31
31
31
32
30
30
30
29
29
29
30
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