Tarawai Surf Forecast

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Papua New Guinea (28 surf breaks)

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Tarawai surfForecast / East Sepik / Papua New Guinea

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 19 Aug 2025 +10

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

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is 29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tarawai this week:

The surf forecast for Tarawai over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 21) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tarawai in the next 12 days are 0.6m 9s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Aug 22) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.5m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Aug 21) at 4AM.

Wave Type	Time (+10) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	7PM (Thu 21st Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m) 8s
Best Surf	7PM (Thu 21st Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m) 8s
Most Powerful	7PM (Fri 22nd Aug)	2ft (0.6m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tarawai over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 54mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 19		Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	E	NNE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	E	NE	NE	E	N
Period(s) (?)	8	7	8	8	7	9	8	6	8	8	8	7	12	11	8	8	6	10	10	6	5
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	2	13	8	17	0	8	0	66	54	63	6	4	6	5	40	0	0	4	5	0	1
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE	SE	ENE	SE	SSE	E
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross	off	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	6:13PM 1.02	3:12AM 1.12		6:58PM 1.04		4:14AM 1.11		7:35PM 1.05	5:14AM 1.10		8:08PM 1.06	6:13AM 1.08		8:37PM 1.06	7:11AM 1.05		9:03PM 1.07	8:10AM 1.01		9:28PM 1.06	9:11AM 0.97
Low Tide / height (m)		10:17PM 0.91	11:11AM 0.07		11:21PM 0.88	12:02PM 0.08		12:17AM 0.84	12:48PM 0.12		1:09AM 0.79		1:30PM 0.19	1:59AM 0.73		2:10PM 0.28	2:46AM 0.66		2:47PM 0.38	3:33AM 0.59

	Tue 19		Wednesday 20			Thursday 21			Friday 22			Saturday 23			Sunday 24			Monday 25
Sunrise	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28	-	-	6:28
Sunset	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-	6:30	-	-

Rain (mm)	1	14	4	1	11	14	6	3	-	-	4	5	2	13	4	1	4	3	1	11	53
Temp. °C	28	28	28	28	28	26	26	26	28	28	28	29	28	28	28	28	28	27	26	27	24
Feels °C (?)	29	30	29	29	29	27	27	30	29	28	31	29	28	30	30	30	32	30	27	30	26

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for East Sepik

Wind Update The wind is still cross-off at Tarawai (moderate winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 130 degs) at Jayapura/Sentani Airport 311 km from Tarawai). 0.2m 8s swell from the NW to make surfable waves.
1 hour 7 minutes ago Tarawai

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Information about the Tarawai Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Tarawai provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Tarawai can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Tarawai surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Tarawai) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Tarawai may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

Tarawai is 57 km (35 miles) from the city of Wewak. If you plan a holiday in East Sepik, look for hotels and other accommodation in Wewak. Wewak has rooms for a wide range of budgets as well as car hire and transport links.