Tarawai Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.21° S 143.25° E

Tarawai WaveFinder

Issued: 3 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tarawai sea temperature is
29.0°C
0.5° 

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


Tarawai surf forecast from 22 Aug 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period, N swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 27 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period, N swell with 84 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with N swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tarawai this week:

The surf forecast for Tarawai over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) at 7PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Tarawai in the next 16 days are 0.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Aug 27) at 10PM. 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 Saturday (Aug 29) at 4AM.

Wave TypeTime (+10) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 7PM (Wed 26th Aug)1.5ft (0.4m) 13s
Best Surf 7PM (Wed 26th Aug)1.5ft (0.4m) 13s
Most Powerful10PM (Thu 27th Aug)1.5ft (0.5m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tarawai over the next 16 days.


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