Tarcoola (Chanteez) surfForecast / WA – North West / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 AWST
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Tarcoola (Chanteez) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarcoola (Chanteez) sea temperature is
23.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tarcoola (Chanteez) today?

The current surf forecast for Tarcoola (Chanteez) at 1PM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)16s
Evening (16 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

Table - waves today at Tarcoola (Chanteez). (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.9
SW
2.2
SSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.8
SW
2.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141413161414141414151514141414141414141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)363440253128411794785215295986858441554198783379975473373375412881617754671586
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
35
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
25
S
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
0.92
8:25PM
0.94
9:08PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
0.18
4:48AM
0.15
5:11AM
0.14
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Mon
19
Sunrise-5:37-------5:37-------5:39------
Sunset----7:22-------7:22-------7:22---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222325242321212020212222212020191719232322202019
Feels °C (?)222224221919191918181817161515151416201918161515
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