Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 9AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 383 | 330 | 313 | 260 | 265 | 279 | 228 | 174 | 216 | 160 | 157 | 151 | 139 | 164 | 195 | 207 | 193 | 193 | 172 | 124 | 175 | 162 | 134 | 134 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 8:06AM0.83m | 8:50PM0.66m | 8:45AM0.75m | 9:56PM0.60m | 9:40AM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:52AM0.18m | 2:39PM0.12m | 2:31AM0.27m | 3:32PM0.18m | 3:26AM0.35m | 4:47PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 383 | 330 | 313 | 260 | 265 | 279 | 228 | 174 | 216 | 160 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 114 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 71 | 65 | 106 | 68 | 162 | 134 | 134 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSW 13 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 154 | 26 | 69 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | — | 62 | 92 | 60 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 10 | S 6 | S 12 | — | S 18 | SSE 11 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | 34 | 26 | 67 | — | 6 | 40 | 6 | 38 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 74 | 24 | 20 | 42 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 45 | 45 | 25 | 61 | 75 | 93 | 87 | 72 | 72 | 88 | 101 | 102 | 139 | 164 | 195 | 207 | 193 | 193 | 172 | 124 | 175 | 97 | 104 | 92 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 405 | 364 | 646 | 1571 | 3077 | 3009 | 646 | 1571 | 433 | 433 | 1158 | 3077 | 3077 | 2974 | 1158 | 1158 | 433 | 433 | 1158 | 3083 | 3083 | 646 | 646 |
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