
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 8PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 156 | 222 | 220 | 254 | 318 | 322 | 245 | 239 | 347 | 496 | 411 | 411 | 399 | 377 | 366 | 366 | 361 | 355 | 340 | 335 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:19PM0.89m | 6:10AM0.92m | 5:54PM0.89m | 6:41AM0.95m | 6:29PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29AM0.16m | 11:44PM-0.11m | 12:04PM0.13m | 00:15AM-0.11m | 12:40PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | |
mm | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
160 | 119 | 84 | 82 | 254 | 94 | 77 | 245 | 239 | 347 | 496 | 411 | 411 | 399 | 377 | 366 | 366 | 361 | 355 | 340 | 335 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 10 | S 6 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — |
119 | 156 | 222 | 220 | 79 | 318 | 322 | 24 | 78 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 38 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 47 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | — | SSE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 |
147 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 76 | 75 | 75 | 17 | — | 13 | 9 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
— | 145 | 145 | 122 | 118 | — | — | 39 | 38 | 30 | 29 | 40 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 31 | 38 | 44 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 370 | 405 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 433 | 646 | 1158 | 646 | 646 | 646 |
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