
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tank Beach today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 6AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tank Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 27°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | 44 | 44 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:42PM0.76m | 8:03AM0.72m | 11:11PM0.75m | 9:12AM0.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM0.60m | 3:41PM0.08m | 4:47AM0.54m | 4:23PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | WSW 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 7 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | E 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
43 | 186 | 44 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 43 | 108 | 43 | 42 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 42 | 75 | 75 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NW 6 | E 9 | E 9 |
19 | 44 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 43 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 10 | 42 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | SE 8 | NE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | S 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | SSE 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
2 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | — | WSW 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | S 4 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | — | S 8 | S 7 | WSW 7 | S 3 | S 7 |
191 | — | 161 | 193 | 169 | 164 | 148 | 144 | 111 | 3 | 88 | 88 | — | 18 | 28 | 75 | 2 | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1491 | 0 | 2258 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 2214 |
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