Tarawai Surf Break

Tarawai, Papua New Guinea Weather Observations

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Issued: 9 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Tarawai based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Tarawai right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Tarawai

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Jayapura/Sentani Airport

311 km W88 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (9 kph from 130 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
32 °C10.0
10.0
few
few
-

SHIP4904

798 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the S
(32.4 km/h at 180°)
25.0 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


Horn Island Airport

822 km S13 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudDry and cloudy
30
moderate winds from the SE
(28 km/h at 130°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
overcast

Biak/Frans Kaisiepo Airport

825 km W150 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
15
light winds from the SE
(15 km/h at 130°)
31 °C10.0
10.0
few

SHIP1645

826 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
26.7 °C- km
- km


SHIP1756

826 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
26.7 °C- km
- km


SHIP5545

826 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
26.7 °C- km
- km


SHIP6385

826 km S15 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
26.7 °C- km
- km


SHIP832

826 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
27.4 °C- km
- km


SHIP4795

826 km S3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
(- km/h at -°)
25.8 °C-
-


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Tarawai and within an acceptable time window.

Nearest locationNearest