Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tank Beach today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 12AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tank Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | ||||||||||||||||
7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
125 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 88 | 120 | 122 | 137 | 137 | 134 | 123 | 120 | 97 | 97 | 78 | 78 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:50PM0.70m | 11:53AM0.61m | 10:16PM0.70m | 1:37PM0.62m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:04AM0.25m | 4:41PM0.51m | 5:59AM0.19m | 5:33PM0.57m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 32 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | W 11 |
341 | 327 | 318 | 311 | 318 | 280 | 282 | 276 | 268 | 262 | 257 | 252 | 299 | 311 | 262 | 220 | 750 | 762 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
125 | 96 | 92 | 94 | 90 | 88 | 120 | 122 | 137 | 137 | 134 | 123 | 120 | 97 | 233 | 392 | 78 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | WNW 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 98 | 97 | 78 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | SSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | 27 | 25 | — | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 237 | 237 | 0 | 0 | 242 | 242 | 2060 | 2060 | 0 | 0 | 1504 |
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