Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarawai today (08 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarawai at 10PM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (+10) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarawai. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | N 13 | N 12 | N 14 | N 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 202 | 190 | 150 | 151 | 331 | 299 | 290 | 232 | 229 | 218 | 157 | 152 | 150 | 113 | 113 | 79 | 75 | 78 | 55 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:25PM0.97m | 2:13AM1.16m | 6:20PM1.01m | 3:14AM1.18m | 7:05PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:43PM0.91m | 10:22AM0.05m | 10:01PM0.93m | 11:17AM0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNW 14 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 202 | 190 | 103 | 151 | 331 | 299 | 290 | 232 | 229 | 218 | 157 | 152 | 150 | 113 | 113 | 79 | 75 | 78 | 55 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 16 | ENE 15 | N 14 | N 15 | NNE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 5 | E 4 | NE 10 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 48 | 22 | 150 | 110 | 14 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 30 | 40 | 37 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 61 | 60 | 54 | 52 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 15 | ENE 15 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 14 | NE 10 | ENE 14 | ENE 14 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | E 4 | E 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1594 | 841 | 29 | 101 | 101 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 831 | 839 | 839 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 831 | 831 | 839 | 101 |
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