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Tawu surfForecast / South / Taiwan
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 14 Dec 2025 CSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tawu surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tawu sea temperature is
26.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Tawu today?
The current surf forecast for Tawu at 10AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am December 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Dec) | 15ft (4.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Dec) | 13ft (4.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tawu. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1998 | 3441 | 4031 | 3746 | 3182 | 2594 | 2179 | 1735 | 1245 | 1085 | 899 | 740 | 613 | 533 | 502 | 441 | 383 | 412 | 473 | 476 | 476 | 471 | 471 | 481 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 2:14PM 1.25 | 3:06AM 1.03 | 2:55PM 1.32 | 4:07AM 1.06 | 3:32PM 1.39 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:37AM 0.62 | 9:01PM 0.53 | 8:27AM 0.67 | 9:52PM 0.42 | 9:13AM 0.69 | 10:33PM 0.31 | ||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wed 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:26 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 |
| Feels °C (?) | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
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