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 S 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 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 112 | 137 | 187 | 195 | 298 | 283 | 213 | 257 | 330 | 326 | 302 | 352 | 343 | 422 | 416 |
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-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:26PM0.69m | 8:01AM0.74m | 9:28PM0.65m | 8:53AM0.66m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:01PM0.07m | 2:04AM0.31m | 2:48PM0.13m | 3:03AM0.37m | 3:51PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 32 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 112 | 137 | 187 | 195 | 298 | 283 | 213 | 220 | 209 | 194 | 302 | 352 | 343 | 422 | 416 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 6 | S 14 | S 20 | S 6 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 |
| kJ | 18 | 19 | 13 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 28 | 57 | 160 | 158 | 210 | 257 | 330 | 326 | 150 | 115 | 150 | 147 | 144 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 21 | 20 | 35 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 28 | 106 | 4 | — | — | — | 12 | 12 | 12 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 18 | 27 | 25 | 275 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 1820 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 405 | 646 | 646 | 1571 | 646 | 646 |
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