Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.3°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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 3PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 19). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.2
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.1
E
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
9
1.6
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
273
222
222
190
190
186
186
157
161
206
206
235
267
177
339
347
347
364
395
429
482
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:02PM0.68m
11:37PM0.58m
4:28PM0.68m
1:28AM0.57m
4:48PM0.69m
Low Tide
7:26AM0.20m
9:41PM0.58m
8:18AM0.23m
10:14PM0.54m
9:07AM0.25m
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part cloud
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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6:09
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5:53
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5:53
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 mm
4
1
4
2
1
2
1
2
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1
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1
1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
Feels °C
26
26
26
27
29
30
29
30
30
30
31
31
29
30
31
29
29
29
29
30
29
28
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