Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 10AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 64 | 57 | 61 | 92 | 107 | 104 | 108 | 65 | 103 | 121 | 174 | 162 | 295 | 397 | 475 | 387 | 519 | 478 | 594 | 706 | 845 | 914 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:06AM0.95m | 5:01PM0.91m | 5:35AM0.99m | 5:35PM0.92m | 6:05AM1.02m | 6:09PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07AM0.07m | 11:15PM-0.10m | 11:39AM0.03m | 11:45PM-0.11m | 12:13PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | |
mm | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 |
56 | 56 | 51 | 52 | 40 | 56 | 39 | 39 | 47 | 37 | 36 | 174 | 162 | 295 | 397 | 475 | 387 | 519 | 478 | 594 | 706 | 845 | 914 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 |
18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 61 | 121 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 36 | 87 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 35 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | S 21 | S 20 | SW 20 | SSW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | S 8 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | — |
18 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 8 | 36 | 39 | 80 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 35 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
63 | 64 | 57 | 61 | 92 | 107 | 104 | 108 | 65 | 103 | 115 | 101 | 114 | 138 | 154 | 135 | 120 | 98 | 72 | 59 | 58 | 54 | 41 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 405 | 433 | 1571 | 1571 | 1571 | 630 | 1571 | 1158 | 405 | 433 | 2409 | 1571 | 630 | 433 | 405 | 364 | 364 | 364 | 364 | 364 | 2456 | 646 |
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