Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.0°C
0.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 2AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 27°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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)
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
N
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
137
104
102
99
106
90
90
90
88
111
108
108
108
108
108
108
141
137
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:44PM0.67m
11:13AM0.68m
8:05PM0.66m
12:18PM0.67m
8:26PM0.65m
Low Tide
3:23AM0.14m
3:55PM0.59m
4:05AM0.14m
4:48PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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1
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2
2
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
31
31
31
32
31
31
31
31
29
31
30
30
31
30
31
31
30
30
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