Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tanchet today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tanchet at 7AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tanchet. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 40 | 56 | 131 | 143 | 78 | 78 | 96 | 94 | 73 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 104 | 86 | 96 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 59 | 40 | 37 | 18 | 26 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13AM4.28m | 7:28PM4.53m | 7:47AM4.14m | 8:02PM4.28m | 8:19AM3.93m | 8:34PM3.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:51AM-0.25m | 1:05PM-0.12m | 1:31AM-0.11m | 1:45PM0.04m | 2:10AM0.14m | 2:26PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 22 |
Feels °C | 22 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | W 8 | W 7 |
| kJ | 23 | 24 | 131 | 143 | 69 | — | — | 64 | 73 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 104 | — | — | 18 | 20 | 14 | 59 | 40 | — | — | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 40 | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | — | N 3 | — | NNE 3 | NW 7 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 1 | — | 78 | 78 | 96 | 94 | — | — | — | — | 64 | 86 | 96 | 26 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 37 | 18 | 26 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 170 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 347 | 347 | 184 | 344 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 347 | 348 | 285 |
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