Surf Forecasts:
Tankers surf forecast from 30 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 2 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period, S swell with 465 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Tankers this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Tankers in the next 16 days are 0.9m 17s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 02) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.0m 8s period and expected on Saturday (Sep 05) at 2PM.
| Wave Type | Time (HST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Wed 2nd Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Tankers over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
G’day, Rusty here. Look, I’ll be straight with you – the next two weeks are a tough watch for Tankers. There’s not a single decent surf session on the cards from this Saturday, 29 August, right through to Sunday, 13 September. That’s a full 16-day blank run. The forecast is a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with only a few days that even brush “marginal” – and even then, the wind is a problem.
Let’s start with the overall pattern. We’ve got a persistent ENE wind, blowing in the cross-off direction, which sounds like it could be okay, but it’s been blowing at a solid 15 to 25 mph for nearly the whole period. That’s a fresh breeze, and it’s hammering the surface. The swell is mostly coming from the S or SSW, which is the opposite of the optimum S direction Tankers wants, so the waves are weak and short. The combined swell energy is all over the place – hitting 333 (weak) to 515 (moderate) – but it doesn’t matter because the quality is just not there.
The only real bump in the road is Sunday, 6 September. That morning sees a massive 15ft swell from the E, with a period of 11 seconds, and the combined energy is a whopping 4827 – that’s very strong. But don’t get excited. The wind is a near gale, 31 mph from the ENE, and the wave comment says “poor surf conditions.” That’s a chaotic, dangerous mess. By the afternoon, it’s 8ft from the E with a strong cross-shore wind and messy cross-chop. That’s more for kite surfers than paddle surfers. Absolutely not for beginners – that’s expert-only territory, and even then, it’s ugly.
The rest of the period is a grind. Between Saturday, 6 September and the end on 13 September, we get a few afternoons with 4ft to 6ft SSW or E swells, but the wind stays cross-off or cross-shore, and the scores are still a 1 out of 10. The water temp is 81°F with a normal anomaly of 0.7°F, so nothing unusual there.
The bottom line: there’s no standout. No good waves. If you’re a Tankers local, you’re looking at a long wait. The forecasts can change, but right now, I’d say leave the board in the shed.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Tue morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||
AM | 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) | S 13 | S 13 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | S 13 | E 13 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 123 | 215 | 243 | 243 | 162 | 199 | 191 | 183 | 192 | 329 | 314 | 465 | 427 | 406 | 352 | 268 | 250 | 229 | 222 | 165 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:31PM0.62m | 5:12AM0.55m | 4:56PM0.56m | 5:56AM0.58m | 5:20PM0.49m | 6:48AM0.60m | 5:42PM0.41m | 7:51AM0.61m | 5:57PM0.35m | 9:11AM0.63m | 10:39AM0.65m | ||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:15AM0.14m | 10:58PM0.09m | 11:02AM0.18m | 11:20PM0.08m | 11:55AM0.24m | 11:45PM0.07m | 1:04PM0.29m | 00:15AM0.07m | 2:51PM0.32m | 00:53AM0.08m | 1:48AM0.10m | 3:13AM0.11m | |||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | — | 6:51 | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | 6:49 | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 |
Feels °C | 23 | 25 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 16 | S 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 19 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 8 | S 13 | E 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 121 | 215 | 138 | 226 | 100 | 199 | 191 | 183 | 192 | 329 | 314 | 465 | 427 | 406 | 352 | 268 | 250 | 229 | 222 | 160 | 162 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | S 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 11 | E 13 | E 12 | S 13 | E 13 | S 13 | E 12 |
| kJ | 89 | 81 | 186 | 46 | 162 | 85 | 82 | 82 | 50 | 100 | 75 | 35 | 33 | 65 | 61 | 121 | 75 | 225 | 165 | 165 | 105 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 17 | E 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | S 21 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | E 14 | E 13 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 12 | W 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 20 |
| kJ | 89 | 113 | 75 | 43 | 40 | 35 | 76 | 123 | 74 | 46 | 51 | 52 | 48 | 36 | 88 | 33 | 33 | 45 | 10 | 17 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 123 | 130 | 243 | 243 | 240 | 181 | 210 | 222 | 245 | 257 | 344 | 341 | 197 | 201 | 240 | 238 | 245 | 319 | 225 | 273 | 346 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 21 | 149 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 17 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 149 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 151 | 7 | 149 | 152 | 18 |
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