Tarcoola (Chanteez) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(North West WA, Australia)

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Tarcoola (Chanteez) Surf Guide

Tarcoola in North West is an exposed reef break that has pretty consitent surf. Winter is the favoured time of year for surfing here. The best wind direction is from the east. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the southwest. Reef breaks provide lefts and rights. It's sometimes crowded here. Beware of rocks and sharks.

Tarcoola (Chanteez) Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	3	fairly consistent	71°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Tarcoola (Chanteez):

The best conditions reported for surf at Tarcoola (Chanteez) occur when a Southwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East-northeast.

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Tarcoola (Chanteez) (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Tarcoola (Chanteez) with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 50% of the time in June while 48% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 2% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

50%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

48%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Tarcoola (Chanteez) Location Map

Interactive Tarcoola (Chanteez) surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Tarcoola is Perth International Airport (PER) in Australia, which is 372 km (231 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Tarcoola is Perth Jandakot Airport (JAD), also in Australia, 385 km (239 miles) away.

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Tarcoola (Chanteez) Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

12 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 7 July 2025, 07:20 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (ft)	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
Period (s)	13	14	14	13
Wind (mph)
Wind State	cross- on	on	on	cross- on

What does Tarcoola (Chanteez) look like?

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Credit: JASE RISEBOROUGH

Tides at Tarcoola (Chanteez)

Current tide and informaton

For Geraldton, Australia, 4 miles from Tarcoola (Chanteez).

Next High Water: 07:07am | 3ft

Next Low Water: 04:10pm | 1ft

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Tarcoola (Chanteez) Sea Temperature

The Tarcoola (Chanteez) water temperature is warm (21.4 °C) and the air temperature not too different (windchill forecast 18.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal though a shorty will suffice.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 71°F*ocean temperature recorded from satellite