
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tank Beach today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 11PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tank Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon afternoon, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 46 | 47 | 59 | 59 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 67 | 80 | 61 | 61 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:01PM0.56m | 00:25AM0.73m | 1:54PM0.54m | 00:48AM0.72m | 4:02PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:37PM0.39m | 7:44AM0.33m | 6:11PM0.47m | 8:35AM0.27m | 6:48PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 33 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | WSW 7 |
61 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 59 | 59 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 67 | 80 | 61 | 61 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SE 10 |
23 | 24 | 35 | 35 | 60 | 42 | 41 | 35 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | SE 9 | NW 7 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 |
19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 31 | 32 | 46 | 47 | 35 | 40 | 72 | 73 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 45 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | E 5 | S 6 | SE 6 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | S 6 | SSE 6 | — | — |
4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | 11 | 26 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 6 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 227 | 2067 | 229 | 229 | 0 | 252 | 2107 | 2213 | 252 | 243 | 2217 | 2175 | 2175 | 242 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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