Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (17 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 27°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 17 | Sunday 18 | Monday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 195 | 244 | 232 | 220 | 217 | 278 | 330 | 326 | 302 | 352 | 343 | 422 | 416 | 405 | 394 | 366 | 355 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 538 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:01AM0.74m | 9:28PM0.65m | 8:53AM0.66m | 10:53PM0.63m | 10:16AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:48PM0.13m | 3:03AM0.37m | 3:51PM0.19m | 4:41AM0.41m | 5:13PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
Feels °C | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 195 | 244 | 232 | 220 | 217 | 278 | 268 | 249 | 150 | 198 | 343 | 422 | 416 | 405 | 394 | 366 | 355 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 538 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | — | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | S 20 | S 19 |
| kJ | 5 | 57 | 160 | 158 | 210 | 257 | 330 | 326 | 302 | 352 | 234 | 147 | 144 | 104 | — | 168 | 154 | — | — | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 18 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 |
| kJ | 28 | 57 | 3 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 16 | 18 | 20 | 151 | — | — | — | — | — | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 818 | 1633 | 1817 | 1158 | 1158 | 1158 | 433 | 405 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 405 | 441 | 579 | 646 | 2458 | 646 | 646 |
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