Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.8°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 1PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (07 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the S by Fri night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.5
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.3
NNW
11
1.2
NNW
11
1.1
NNW
11
0.8
ENE
18
1
ENE
16
1.1
ENE
16
1.2
ENE
16
1.1
ENE
15
1.6
ENE
18
1.8
ENE
17
2
ENE
17
2
ENE
16
2.1
ENE
16
1.9
ENE
16
1.9
ENE
15
1.8
ENE
14
1.7
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
572
561
494
503
422
415
350
286
352
512
597
751
532
1488
1878
2349
2110
2128
1743
1546
1370
1002
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
E
10
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
0
NNE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
30
S
Wind State
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:43PM0.72m
4:40AM0.65m
6:05PM0.71m
5:54AM0.66m
6:26PM0.71m
Low Tide
10:33AM0.20m
11:35PM0.46m
11:23AM0.26m
00:15AM0.39m
12:10PM0.33m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:07
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 mm
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1
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1
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2
2
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3
1
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1
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1
1
1
4
4
Temp °C
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
30
31
31
30
30
30
30
30
30
31
30
31
30
30
32
30
29
29
27
27
26
25
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