Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tank Beach today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 1PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 13ft (4.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tank Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 60mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 26°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the E on Sat night, moderate winds from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ESE 12 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 905 | 1171 | 2188 | 3897 | 3470 | 8490 | 11727 | 12556 | 9693 | 7612 | 6391 | 5932 | 484 | 346 | 772 | 339 | 362 | 372 | 302 | 267 | 222 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:31PM0.67m | 9:17PM0.62m | 3:24PM0.67m | 10:06PM0.60m | 4:02PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39AM0.16m | 7:17PM0.61m | 6:32AM0.18m | 8:51PM0.60m | 7:26AM0.20m | 9:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | ENE 9 | SSW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 13 | 14 | — | — | 3470 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | 484 | 346 | 1724 | 339 | 1170 | 918 | 836 | 1087 | 1092 | 1072 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NE 10 | NE 11 | ENE 9 | NNE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 29 | 368 | 35 | 362 | 330 | 302 | 267 | 222 | 193 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNE 11 | NW 8 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 10 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | NE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 8 | S 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 905 | 1171 | 2188 | 3897 | 1790 | 8490 | 11727 | 12556 | 9693 | 7612 | 6391 | 5932 | 4530 | 3471 | 772 | 2342 | 349 | 372 | 423 | 374 | 413 | 365 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1491 | 1491 | 2056 | 2219 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 243 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 1491 | 2056 | 2056 | 2056 | 2056 | 2213 | 2225 | 2213 | 2056 |
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