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Port Waikato-Sunset beach

2:54 am 4 Feb 2012

Photo by Noah Simpson, Singleton

9:28 am 23 Jul 2011

Tarcoola ratings
Quality on a good day: 3.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 4.0
Crowds: 3.0

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Tarcoola Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Western Australia – North West)

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Name: Tarcoola
Type: beach
Reliability: fairly consistent
Best Swell: SW Offshore Wind: ENE

Tarcoola in North West is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rocks and sharks.

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Overall Tarcoola Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

The graph illustrates the combination of swells directed at Tarcoola over a normal year... (show all text)

The rose diagram describes how often and how strongly the wind blows from different dir... (show all text)

Also see Tarcoola surf quality by season and Tarcoola surf quality by month.

Tarcoola Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Tarcoola:

  (click location name for more details)
Closest break Hells Gate 3 mi
Second closest break Sunset Beach_1 5 mi
Third closest break Drummonds 9 mi
Fourth closest break Coronation Beach 19 mi
Fifth closest break Bowes Rivermouth 31 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Tarcoola:

Closest wave buoy W Hawaii Buoy 6625 mi
Second closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 6687 mi
Third closest wave buoy SW Hawaii Buoy 6726 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy NW Hawaii Buoy 6732 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Western Aleutians Buoy 6869 mi

Tide stations nearest to Tarcoola:

Closest tide station Geraldton, Australia 2 mi
Second closest tide station Port Gregory, Australia 48 mi
Third closest tide station Easter Group, Australia 51 mi
Fourth closest tide station North Island, Australia 71 mi
Fifth closest tide station Kalbarri, Australia 81 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Tarcoola:

Closest ski area Mt Donna Buang (Australia) 1888 mi
Second closest ski area Lake Mountain (Australia) 1896 mi
Third closest ski area Mount Baw Baw (Australia) 1922 mi
Fourth closest ski area Mount Buller (Australia) 1923 mi
Fifth closest ski area Mt St Gwinear (Australia) 1924 mi

city weather forecast website

Town and city forecasts close to Tarcoola:

Closest city location Geraldton (Australia) 2 mi
Second closest city location Waggrakine (Australia) 6 mi
Third closest city location Northampton (Australia) 32 mi
Fourth closest city location Dongara (Australia) 36 mi
Fifth closest city location Port Denison (Australia) 37 mi
  • The nearest passenger airport to Tarcoola is Perth International Airport (PER) in Australia, which is 376 km (234 miles) away (directly).
  • The second closest airport to Tarcoola is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD), also in Australia, 389 km (242 miles) away.
Tarcoola break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Tarcoola, Western Australia - North West. Use the tab navigation above to view Tarcoola sea temperature, Tarcoola photographs, Tarcoola detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Tarcoola webcams, current wind from Western Australia - North West live weather stations and Tarcoola tide predictions. The Australia swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Australia and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Australia wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Tarcoola.