Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.3°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 5PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 49mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
NE
9
1.9
NE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
411
395
449
465
525
560
595
595
577
615
653
669
684
700
700
749
749
659
700
785
808
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:48PM0.69m
3:06AM0.57m
5:04PM0.69m
4:31AM0.59m
5:19PM0.70m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.25m
10:45PM0.50m
9:55AM0.29m
11:16PM0.43m
10:43AM0.34m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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1
1
1
2
4
3
4
1
2
5
4
3
1
5
2
2
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
28
30
30
30
30
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
26
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