Tank Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
28.5° C
0.9° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (16 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
45
44
43
43
43
43
60
43
44
44
43
44
44
43
43
43
42
42
42
42
42
42
41
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:10PM0.77m
7:00AM0.76m
10:42PM0.76m
8:03AM0.72m
11:11PM0.75m
9:12AM0.66m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.65m
2:57PM-0.00m
3:45AM0.60m
3:41PM0.08m
4:47AM0.54m
4:23PM0.18m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
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6:51
6:51
6:50
 mm
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
30
27
28
29
29
29
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
29
30
30
30
30
30
31
31
31
31
31
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