Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
30.5°C
1.2° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 12PM is: 0.3m 16s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 6.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)1ft (0.3m)16s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 29°C on Sat night, min 27°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
16
0.3
ENE
16
0.8
NNW
11
1.7
NW
11
1.7
NNW
10
1.7
NNW
11
2
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2.1
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.2
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.3
NNW
11
2.4
NNW
12
2.4
NNW
12
2.4
NNW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
52
53
157
664
599
622
906
1094
1165
1165
1081
990
972
1081
1141
1121
1284
1355
1517
1702
1715
Wind (km/h)
75
SW
75
SW
75
SW
65
SW
65
SW
60
SW
60
SW
60
SW
55
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
WSW
45
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SW
40
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
High Tide
3:12PM0.71m
10:56PM0.68m
4:08PM0.71m
00:13AM0.66m
4:48PM0.72m
Low Tide
6:30AM0.09m
7:35PM0.65m
7:35AM0.09m
8:56PM0.63m
8:39AM0.12m
10:00PM0.59m
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 mm
4
1
11
5
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
28
Feels °C
19
19
19
21
22
23
23
23
25
24
24
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
26
26
26
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