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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 12 May 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)

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

The current surf forecast for Tarcoola (Chanteez) at 7AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AWST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (12 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (12 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night).

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
0
4
4
4
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0
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
419
407
472
437
538
563
1019
1210
1468
2140
2629
2773
2810
2736
2510
2246
2032
1836
1785
1610
1358
1319
1197
1021
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
N
15
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:16AM0.82m
5:17PM0.79m
8:06AM0.88m
8:44PM0.75m
8:07AM0.95m
9:50PM0.73m
Low Tide
00:57AM0.59m
1:50PM0.72m
00:56AM0.63m
2:36PM0.62m
00:43AM0.66m
3:24PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
21
20
19
25
26
25
23
23
22
21
21
24
23
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
21
20
19
18
17
16
14
20
23
20
19
19
18
17
17
22
19
20
19
18
17
17
15
17
19
17
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
Energy kJ
419
407
472
437
538
563
1019
1210
1468
2140
2629
2773
2810
2736
2510
2246
2032
1836
1785
1610
1358
1319
1197
1021
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.6
WSW
16
1.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
32
40
177
532
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.6
S
4
1.3
S
5
1.5
SSW
6
Energy kJ
7
10
88
177
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
0
0
1
1
1
737
5
2
2
2
5
5
59
526
526
509
509
Best forecast wave conditions in North West WA
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
4
4
5
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
9
9
9
5
5
6
9
9
9
8
5
8
8
6
6
9
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
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