Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
28.9°C
0.1° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 6PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Afternoon (28 Oct)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (28 Oct)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
3
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1.9
E
12
1.9
E
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
13
1.7
E
13
1.7
E
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.8
ENE
13
1.9
ENE
14
2
ENE
14
1.9
E
16
2.5
ENE
16
3
ENE
16
4.5
ENE
17
5.5
ENE
16
5.5
NE
14
4
NE
13
3.5
N
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
461
1098
1116
1155
1075
942
814
819
614
586
586
1025
1423
1526
1878
3633
4109
10271
14481
11336
4668
2752
Wind (km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
30
SW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:14AM0.74m
7:17PM0.73m
11:23AM0.75m
7:54PM0.72m
12:33PM0.75m
8:37PM0.71m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.62m
3:16AM0.01m
4:03PM0.65m
4:09AM0.01m
5:14PM0.66m
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6:11
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5:49
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5:49
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5:47
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 mm
2
1
2
1
1
5
1
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1
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1
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
Feels °C
30
29
30
30
30
29
28
28
26
26
26
28
28
28
26
26
27
29
28
28
28
26
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