Tank Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 15.28° N 145.79° E

Tank Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tank Beach sea temperature is
28.7° C
0.8° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Tank Beach at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ChST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
65
67
61
61
60
60
60
60
60
41
41
46
41
49
55
57
73
72
67
63
61
61
61
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:02AM0.74m
12:01PM0.56m
00:25AM0.73m
1:54PM0.54m
00:48AM0.72m
4:02PM0.55m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.40m
5:37PM0.39m
7:44AM0.33m
6:11PM0.47m
8:35AM0.27m
6:48PM0.54m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
 mm
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
28
28
28
28
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
29
29
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
28
28
Feels °C
31
30
30
29
32
32
31
32
31
31
30
29
31
31
32
30
30
31
30
30
30
31
30
30
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