Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai, Papua New Guinea Weather Observations

Issued: 9 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.4°C
0.1° 

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

Aitape

100 km WSW3 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 60°)
27.9 °C-
-

no observation

lightning 145km W of Ambunti

222 km SW369 m above sea level

2 hours ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Jayapura/Sentani Airport

311 km W88 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
26 °C9.0
9.0
scattered
mostly cloudy
-

Jayapura/Sentani Airport

311 km W88 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(2 km/h at 1°)
25 °C8.0
8.0
scattered

JayapuraSentani

311 km W99 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 300°)
26.5 °C29 km
29 km

mostly cloudy

lightning 169km S of Abepura

335 km SW1078 m above sea level

31 minutes ago
thunderstorm Thunderstorm

(- km/h at -°)
°C


Goroka Highlands Airport

394 km SE1587 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudvisibility reduced by smoke
-
(- km/h at -°)
22.0 °C30
30

-

Tanah Merah

457 km SSW125 m above sea level

51 minutes ago
-
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 190°)
26.1 °C28 km
28 km

mostly cloudy

Nadzab W.o.

535 km SE70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
mod rainrain
-
(- km/h at -°)
24.9 °C30
30

-

Nadzab

535 km SE70 m above sea level

2 hours ago
mod rainrain
-
(- km/h at -°)
24.9 °C30
30

-

* 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.

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