Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
30.5°C
1.2° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 12PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 5.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 127mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 26°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (stormy winds from the SW on Fri night, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
NNW
9
1.4
NW
8
1
NW
8
0.9
NW
8
1.1
NW
8
1.4
NW
9
0.4
NE
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
ENE
16
1.9
NW
11
2
NW
11
1.8
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.5
NNW
11
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
3
NNW
12
2.5
N
12
2.5
N
12
2.5
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
354
295
125
107
173
318
36
28
49
777
898
757
857
952
1148
1531
2292
2362
2276
1966
2017
2050
Wind (km/h)
75
SW
75
SW
75
SW
80
SW
85
SW
90
SW
85
SW
75
SW
70
WSW
70
SW
60
SW
60
WSW
60
WSW
60
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:54PM0.70m
9:59PM0.70m
3:12PM0.71m
10:56PM0.68m
4:08PM0.71m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.09m
6:08PM0.64m
6:30AM0.09m
7:35PM0.65m
7:35AM0.09m
8:56PM0.63m
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8
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25
31
16
18
6
4
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2
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2
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
18
18
18
18
16
15
17
19
20
21
23
23
23
23
24
25
24
25
25
25
25
25
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