Tank Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.6°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 9AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
12
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
12
1.1
NE
10
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
293
189
224
231
307
300
300
357
342
380
377
330
368
360
368
368
377
395
523
540
517
455
506
480
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:53AM0.65m
9:03PM0.69m
11:05AM0.64m
9:23PM0.68m
12:24PM0.63m
9:44PM0.66m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.28m
3:23PM0.45m
4:07AM0.24m
4:03PM0.51m
4:53AM0.21m
4:46PM0.56m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
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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
6:19
6:17
 mm
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
27
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
33
34
34
35
33
31
32
31
32
31
31
31
32
32
32
32
31
31
32
32
33
32
32
31
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