Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tanchet today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tanchet at 4AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tanchet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Tue night, min 21°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 22 | 38 | 51 | 49 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 115 | 122 | 141 | 138 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:43PM4.29m | 5:13AM4.15m | 5:29PM4.54m | 5:56AM4.30m | 6:12PM4.68m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:37PM0.12m | 10:54AM0.15m | 11:25PM-0.13m | 11:40AM-0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 3 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 38 | 51 | 49 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 115 | 122 | 141 | 138 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 12 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 12 | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 12 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 2 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 347 | 344 | 221 | 186 | 155 | 140 | 0 | 247 | 304 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 237 | 11 | 11 | 3 |
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