Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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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 2AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be 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 20mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NNW
12
1.8
NNW
12
1.7
NNW
12
1.6
NNW
11
1.6
NNW
11
1.5
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
843
843
741
593
572
494
494
503
422
415
350
286
352
512
597
751
532
1488
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:19PM0.72m
3:17AM0.65m
5:43PM0.72m
4:40AM0.65m
6:05PM0.71m
Low Tide
10:51PM0.53m
10:33AM0.20m
11:35PM0.46m
11:23AM0.26m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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clear
clear
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
cloud
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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2
1
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1
3
Temp °C
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
28
29
29
30
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31
33
32
31
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30
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31
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