Tank Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.9°C
0.5° 

Tank Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tank Beach today (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 5PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 27). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

Table - waves today at Tank Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
13
0.8
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
12
0.8
ENE
12
1
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
12
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.9
NE
11
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
193
193
190
50
154
198
198
192
199
196
193
292
233
226
222
218
215
200
157
154
172
149
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
N
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:13AM0.69m
8:24PM0.68m
6:08AM0.69m
8:40PM0.69m
7:05AM0.68m
8:55PM0.69m
Low Tide
12:54PM0.14m
1:17AM0.54m
1:30PM0.17m
2:00AM0.50m
2:06PM0.23m
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light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:03
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6:32
6:31
6:30
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
4
4
2
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
29
28
28
28
29
28
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
32
32
31
33
31
31
33
33
32
31
30
29
31
29
30
30
31
29
28
29
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