Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.1°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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 27°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu morning, gales from the ENE by Sat night).

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
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)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
2.5
NE
9
2
E
10
3.5
ENE
10
4
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
108
108
108
168
164
160
173
202
207
217
355
362
469
588
629
749
864
1057
786
2305
3580
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
NE
50
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:18PM0.67m
8:26PM0.65m
1:26PM0.67m
8:49PM0.63m
2:31PM0.67m
9:17PM0.62m
Low Tide
4:05AM0.14m
4:48PM0.61m
4:50AM0.15m
5:53PM0.62m
5:39AM0.16m
7:17PM0.61m
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6:07
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5:57
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5:55
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 mm
1
1
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1
2
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1
3
4
4
Temp °C
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
30
32
31
30
30
29
28
29
28
29
29
30
29
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
25
25
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