Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tank Beach today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tank Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, gales from the E by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 11 | ENE 12 | E 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 173 | 202 | 202 | 239 | 251 | 355 | 362 | 459 | 508 | 588 | 707 | 880 | 869 | 959 | 4201 | 7880 | 7738 | 12678 | 19112 | 30593 | 34717 | 37146 | 23036 | 16470 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:26PM0.67m | 8:49PM0.63m | 2:31PM0.67m | 9:17PM0.62m | 3:24PM0.67m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:50AM0.15m | 5:53PM0.62m | 5:39AM0.16m | 7:17PM0.61m | 6:32AM0.18m | 8:51PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | NNE 10 | ESE 11 | E 9 | E 11 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 15 | ESE 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 51 | 49 | 54 | 251 | 355 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 325 | 959 | — | 7880 | 7738 | 12678 | 19112 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | SE 10 | N 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | N 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 26 | 25 | 30 | 47 | 79 | 73 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | NNW 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | N 10 | SE 9 | E 15 | E 15 | S 5 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | E 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 31 | 52 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | ENE 12 | E 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | E 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 173 | 202 | 202 | 239 | 172 | — | 362 | 459 | 508 | 588 | 707 | 880 | 869 | 911 | 4201 | 7371 | 2166 | 2244 | 3891 | 30593 | 34717 | 37146 | 23036 | 16470 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 227 | 229 | 1491 | 1491 | 227 | 1491 | 1491 | 243 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 |
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