Surf Forecasts:
Tankers surf forecast from 31 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 4 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 1 Aug, 11AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, E swell with 966 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 4 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tankers this week:
The surf forecast for Tankers over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Aug 04) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 12s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Tankers in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 01) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 8s period and expected on Sunday (Aug 02) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Tue 4th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 12s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Sat 1st Aug) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tankers over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you—the next couple weeks at Tankers are looking pretty slim. We’ve got a whole lot of nothing on the menu, with a stubborn cross-offshore breeze messing up a lot of the small bumps we do get. It’s gonna be a test of patience out there.
The first few days are a total wipeout. Thursday the 30th has a weak 3ft south swell, but it’s onshore and chopped up. Friday the 31st is tiny and weak. We’re looking at a real dry spell from the end of July right through the first week of August. There’s a pulse of energy on Saturday the 1st, with swell hitting 8ft, but it’s short-period windswell and the wind is howling at 28 mph. It’s gonna be a mess. Sunday the 2nd is similar but smaller. Honestly, for a few days there, the setup looks way more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
After that, it gets quiet and small. Knee-high slop for most of the week, with light winds but no power. There’s a tiny bump Wednesday afternoon, the 5th, a 4ft east swell, but still not worth getting excited about.
Now, the one real standout, the only window worth circling on the calendar, is the run from Sunday the 9th through Tuesday the 11th. We finally get a proper groundswell filling in from the south-southwest. On Sunday and Monday, we’re looking at clean 3ft to 4ft surf with a long, 16 to 18-second period. The wind is light and offshore, so Tankers (Baler) should be glassy and clean. This is a long-period groundswell, so it will be lining up nicely on the reef. This is the time to be in the water. It’s not big, but it’s clean and fun.
After that, we drop back into weak, small surf through the middle of the month. A couple of south pulses on the 13th and 14th look too small and are messed up by cross-shore winds.
So, there you have it. A lean couple of weeks, with that window from the 9th to the 11th being the only real chance. The water is a warm 80°, which is about normal. Be ready to move when that swell shows.
Rusty, out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu night, strong winds from the ENE by Sat morning). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 24°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Sun afternoon, light winds from the ENE by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 14 | SSW 13 | E 8 | E 13 | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | E 9 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 222 | 268 | 261 | 329 | 724 | 966 | 703 | 783 | 608 | 142 | 57 | 239 | 121 | 184 | 46 | 107 | 87 | 94 | 194 | 107 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:44PM0.73m | 4:49AM0.37m | 5:10PM0.70m | 5:33AM0.41m | 5:35PM0.65m | 6:22AM0.44m | 5:59PM0.58m | 7:18AM0.48m | 6:23PM0.51m | 8:25AM0.52m | 6:46PM0.44m | 9:44AM0.57m | 6:58PM0.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 11:39PM0.13m | 10:13AM0.10m | 00:01AM0.12m | 10:55AM0.16m | 00:23AM0.11m | 11:42AM0.22m | 00:48AM0.10m | 12:42PM0.28m | 1:16AM0.09m | 2:09PM0.34m | 1:51AM0.09m | 4:49PM0.35m | 2:38AM0.08m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | 7:12 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:08 | — | — | 7:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | S 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 8 | E 13 | ENE 8 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | E 9 | SSW 15 | E 6 |
| kJ | 124 | 142 | 151 | 236 | 220 | 194 | 194 | 144 | 138 | 142 | 87 | 239 | 121 | 176 | 397 | 297 | 250 | 173 | 88 | 24 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | SW 16 | E 16 | E 15 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 13 | SW 13 | E 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 222 | 212 | 261 | 231 | 205 | 45 | 123 | 131 | 133 | 116 | 57 | 84 | 41 | 184 | 46 | 107 | 87 | 46 | 39 | 107 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SW 16 | E 15 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | S 12 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 207 | 268 | 159 | 106 | 71 | 19 | 39 | 22 | 9 | 25 | 42 | 42 | 50 | 56 | 17 | 43 | 40 | 94 | 46 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | SE 6 | E 9 | — |
| kJ | — | 220 | 256 | 329 | 724 | 966 | 703 | 783 | 608 | 562 | 367 | 394 | 212 | 173 | — | — | — | 34 | 194 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 150 | 153 | 149 | 152 | 25 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
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