Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
30.4°C
1.1° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 1PM is: 2.0m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (05 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (05 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2
N
13
1.9
N
12
2.3
NNW
12
2.3
NNW
13
2.3
NNW
13
2.2
NNW
12
2.2
NNW
12
2.1
NNW
12
2
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
12
1.9
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
12
1.6
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.6
N
12
1.5
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
793
1046
1293
1048
1468
1584
1635
1405
1360
1240
1090
969
953
847
847
755
755
755
748
761
773
672
Wind (km/h)
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
W
5
W
5
NNE
5
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
4:48PM0.72m
1:46AM0.65m
5:19PM0.72m
3:17AM0.65m
5:43PM0.72m
Low Tide
8:39AM0.12m
10:00PM0.59m
9:39AM0.15m
10:51PM0.53m
10:33AM0.20m
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 mm
1
1
2
1
1
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1
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2
2
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1
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
28
27
28
28
28
29
29
30
31
31
31
30
30
31
32
32
33
33
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