
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 11AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
240 | 240 | 196 | 176 | 153 | 118 | 253 | 248 | 253 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 222 | 260 | 254 | 249 | 249 | 243 | 243 | 137 | 144 | 136 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:29AM0.78m | 00:06AM0.64m | 12:01PM0.75m | 1:40AM0.71m | 1:29PM0.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06AM0.28m | 5:29PM0.13m | 5:48AM0.32m | 6:59PM0.10m | 7:29AM0.29m | 8:10PM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||
6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 9 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 |
240 | 240 | 196 | 176 | 153 | 118 | 12 | 19 | 111 | 83 | 81 | 81 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 243 | 17 | 17 | 37 | 34 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | — | SW 10 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | — | — | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 17 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 12 | 12 | — | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | — | — |
33 | 10 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 4 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | — | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 |
— | — | 6 | — | 20 | 24 | 253 | 248 | 253 | 23 | 51 | 55 | 222 | 260 | 254 | 249 | 249 | 243 | — | 137 | 144 | 136 | 121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 630 | 405 | 405 | 2019 | 3078 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 405 | 646 | 2465 | 2465 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 405 | 364 | 441 | 1571 | 646 | 646 | 646 |
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