Tank Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
29.6° C
0.3° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 29°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
6
1
ESE
13
1.3
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
12
1.4
ESE
15
2.3
ESE
15
2.5
ESE
14
2.3
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
107
114
136
141
145
140
144
113
109
106
342
473
669
811
2290
2368
1670
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:30PM0.68m
4:00PM0.59m
11:58PM0.67m
5:27PM0.61m
Low Tide
5:38PM0.54m
7:35AM0.23m
6:24PM0.58m
8:28AM0.20m
7:38PM0.61m
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6:01
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6:37
6:37
 mm
1
1
2
2
3
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
29
Feels °C
31
31
31
31
31
31
32
32
32
32
32
33
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34
32
33
33
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