Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.3°C
0.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 18s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 7PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)--
Afternoon (08 Oct)4ft (1.2m)16s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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)
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
16
1.2
ENE
16
1.1
ENE
15
1.6
ENE
18
1.9
ENE
17
2
ENE
17
2.1
ENE
16
2.1
ENE
16
2
ENE
16
2
ENE
15
1.9
ENE
14
1.9
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
597
751
532
1488
2072
2349
2209
2128
1880
1648
1468
1253
1045
849
658
680
411
703
953
774
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:05PM0.71m
5:54AM0.66m
6:26PM0.71m
7:03AM0.67m
6:45PM0.70m
Low Tide
00:15AM0.39m
12:10PM0.33m
00:54AM0.32m
12:54PM0.40m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
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thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
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Temp °C
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
32
32
30
30
31
30
30
31
31
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
30
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