Tank Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.9°C
0.6° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 4PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (16 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 28°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2.1
NE
9
2
NE
9
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NNE
10
1.4
NE
11
1.5
NE
11
1.4
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1
NNE
10
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
675
744
727
660
571
505
468
433
367
306
286
300
275
268
339
476
496
371
235
172
158
146
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
12:24PM0.63m
9:44PM0.66m
1:52PM0.62m
10:08PM0.65m
3:20PM0.63m
Low Tide
4:53AM0.21m
4:46PM0.56m
5:41AM0.20m
5:37PM0.59m
6:33AM0.19m
6:46PM0.61m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:16
6:15
 mm
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
28
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
30
30
31
31
32
32
32
31
30
32
31
30
31
31
32
32
31
30
30
30
30
31
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