Tank Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
30.2°C
0.8° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 5PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (22 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 29°C on Tue afternoon, min 28°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
2
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
12
1.2
NNW
11
1.1
NW
11
1
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.9
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.8
NNW
11
0.7
NW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NNW
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
204
208
208
204
147
160
390
378
371
347
283
251
211
183
149
143
104
86
86
83
76
72
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
SW
0
WNW
0
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:10PM0.67m
3:09AM0.63m
6:30PM0.67m
4:18AM0.64m
6:46PM0.68m
Low Tide
10:08AM0.19m
11:00PM0.57m
10:53AM0.19m
11:37PM0.53m
11:34AM0.22m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
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6:13
6:12
6:12
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
29
28
29
28
28
28
29
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
Feels °C
30
30
30
30
32
32
32
31
31
32
33
33
34
35
33
32
33
32
33
33
33
32
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