Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 5PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
16
2.1
ENE
16
2
ENE
16
2
ENE
15
1.9
ENE
14
1.9
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.2
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
12
1.4
N
11
1.4
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.3
N
11
1.2
N
11
1.2
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2209
2128
1880
1648
1468
1253
1045
835
658
536
372
467
612
591
541
475
457
449
382
389
317
341
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:54AM0.66m
6:26PM0.71m
7:03AM0.67m
6:45PM0.70m
8:08AM0.68m
7:05PM0.69m
Low Tide
12:10PM0.33m
00:54AM0.32m
12:54PM0.40m
1:31AM0.25m
1:38PM0.46m
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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6:07
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6:00
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6:00
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5:59
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 mm
1
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1
2
1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
30
30
29
30
29
29
29
30
31
31
30
29
30
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
30
30
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