Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tank Beach today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 5AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ChST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tank Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Wed night, min 27°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 199 | 193 | 197 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 50 | 154 | 198 | 198 | 192 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 241 | 260 | 226 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:06PM0.68m | 5:13AM0.69m | 8:24PM0.68m | 6:08AM0.69m | 8:40PM0.69m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:34AM0.58m | 12:54PM0.14m | 1:17AM0.54m | 1:30PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 33 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | 102 | 110 | 91 | 81 | 193 | 193 | 190 | 62 | 61 | 198 | 198 | 192 | 199 | 196 | 193 | 241 | 260 | 226 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 199 | 193 | 197 | 81 | 64 | 64 | 50 | 154 | 61 | 44 | 44 | 51 | 54 | 54 | 53 | 51 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 85 | 64 | 53 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 49 | 65 | 37 | 36 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 59 | 43 | 42 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 79 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 237 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 237 | 237 | 237 |
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