
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tank Beach today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 11AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tank Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 344mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu morning, stormy winds from the SW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 7 | NNE 13 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NW 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | SE 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
107 | 96 | 138 | 157 | 159 | 217 | 109 | 152 | 203 | 220 | 389 | 275 | 117 | 32 | 26 | 64 | 34 | 26 | 180 | 265 | 693 | 787 | 1365 | 1756 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:25PM0.69m | 9:17PM0.70m | 1:54PM0.70m | 9:59PM0.70m | 3:12PM0.71m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:31AM0.11m | 4:55PM0.61m | 5:28AM0.09m | 6:08PM0.64m | 6:30AM0.09m | 7:35PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 48 | 37 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 27 | 37 | 82 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 11 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
107 | 91 | 138 | 157 | 159 | 138 | 109 | 152 | 203 | 220 | 389 | 275 | 117 | 32 | 25 | 64 | 34 | 7 | 180 | 265 | 693 | 787 | 1365 | 1756 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | NNE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | E 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 | ENE 16 |
121 | 65 | 80 | 87 | 87 | 85 | 83 | 81 | 119 | 204 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 24 | 26 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 7 | 47 | 53 | 50 | 48 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 13 | NNE 12 | NW 10 | SSW 6 | SE 10 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 10 | SE 14 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 16 | SE 13 | E 12 | NNE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
99 | 96 | 125 | 123 | 46 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 28 | 9 | 8 | — | 9 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | NW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 |
— | — | — | 7 | 3 | 217 | 105 | 247 | 431 | 785 | 1962 | 2281 | 2304 | 3002 | 3730 | 4989 | 6092 | 6567 | 5735 | 5308 | 5201 | 5237 | 4704 | 4098 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 242 | 0 | 2107 | 2213 | 2213 | 2213 | 2056 | 2194 | 2213 | 2067 | 2060 | 2067 | 2067 | 2228 | 2216 | 2056 | 2082 | 2075 | 2056 | 2093 | 2084 | 2084 | 2082 |
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