Tarawai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Issued: 3 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is

28.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tarawai today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 11AM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	1ft (0.3m)	12s
Evening (17 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17								Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	N 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 12	NE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	30	31	31	68	49	21	13	29	30	40	40	40	40	36	35	35	35	69	61	79	56	52	51	25
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	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
High Tide						2:12PM0.99m			10:21PM0.92m					3:05PM1.00m			11:15PM0.89m					3:45PM1.01m
Low Tide			5:52AM0.25m					7:13PM0.88m			6:43AM0.29m					8:28PM0.87m				7:34AM0.32m				9:26PM0.84m


	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	27	28	27	27
Feels °C	28	28	28	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	30	30	28	28	30	30	30	29	28	27	27	28	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	NE 9	E 6	E 5	NE 12	NE 9	ENE 5	NE 9	E 6	E 7	NE 11	E 6	E 6	E 7	E 8	E 8	NE 10	NE 12	NE 11	NNE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	30	31	21	20	49	20	9	29	21	22	40	28	37	58	92	89	35	69	61	79	56	52	51	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 9	N 9	NE 9	NE 12	N 9	NE 12	NE 9	N 9	NE 9	NE 11	N 10	NE 11	NE 11	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 13	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 8	NNE 11
kJ	26	26	31	68	14	21	20	13	30	40	9	40	40	36	35	35	31	15	15	15	6	6	6	25
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 15	N 9	N 9	N 12	N 9	N 9	NE 11	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 9	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	N 13	E 12	N 8
kJ	—	4	27	27	3	13	13	20	12	12	5	18	17	17	17	17	15	3	3	3	3	4	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 5	—	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 7	—	—	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 7	—	E 8	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6
kJ	22	22	37	—	13	13	14	21	—	—	31	64	81	124	—	159	83	73	69	61	66	64	53	44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Aitape Sandaun	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Aitape Sandaun	Melekeok (Babelthuap) Palau	Jailbreak Sandaun	Tarawai East Sepik	Aitape Sandaun	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Narimu and Buro Reefs Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Tarawai East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Karawop East Sepik	Kundu Kundu New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Despretes New Georgia	Aitape Sandaun
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	101	29	29	0	101	1526	223	0	101	0	0	0	221	838	0	0	0	29	29	29	1650	1635	1635	101
Best forecast wave conditions in East Sepik		Karawop	Forok Point	Karawop				Tarawai		Karawop	Tupira Right	Karawop			Tarawai	Tarawai	Tarawai	Karawop	Tupira Right	Karawop
Rating (10 max)		1	1	1				1		1	2	1			1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Papua New Guinea	Aitape Sandaun	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Rubio New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland		Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Rubio New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Tupira Right East Sepik	Lidos Right Sandaun	Long Long New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Nago New Ireland	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Lidos Right Sandaun	Tupira Right East Sepik	Lidos Right Sandaun				Lidos Right Sandaun
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Kaka Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Brims Ness United Kingdom
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	5	6	8	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5

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