Tank Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.9°C
0.6° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 6PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (15 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (15 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 28°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
NE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2
ENE
10
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.8
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.5
NE
10
1.7
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
402
354
360
360
354
392
429
537
612
680
804
741
612
550
503
461
471
393
359
410
391
690
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:05AM0.64m
9:23PM0.68m
12:24PM0.63m
9:44PM0.66m
1:52PM0.62m
Low Tide
4:07AM0.24m
4:03PM0.51m
4:53AM0.21m
4:46PM0.56m
5:41AM0.20m
5:37PM0.59m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:17
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
2
4
7
5
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
31
32
32
32
32
32
31
33
32
33
34
33
32
32
30
30
31
31
30
30
30
30
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