
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 10AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
165 | 153 | 181 | 166 | 162 | 132 | 162 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 152 | 152 | 152 | 407 | 407 | 469 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 526 | 499 | 482 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:40AM0.68m | 11:38PM0.58m | 11:10AM0.63m | 1:18AM0.62m | 12:50PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26AM0.35m | 4:47PM0.22m | 5:07AM0.41m | 6:20PM0.22m | 7:04AM0.38m | 7:34PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||
6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
73 | 65 | 42 | 166 | 162 | 132 | 162 | 129 | 126 | 126 | 152 | 152 | 134 | 407 | 407 | 469 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 535 | 526 | 499 | 482 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 |
44 | 43 | 65 | 68 | 62 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 86 | 78 | 77 | 108 | 6 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 6 | 65 | 25 | 51 | 25 | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
24 | 42 | 42 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 | 31 | 12 | 6 | 26 | 100 | 51 | 51 | 85 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
165 | 153 | 181 | 93 | 98 | 102 | 116 | 136 | 136 | 139 | 128 | 124 | 152 | 135 | 109 | 85 | 77 | 66 | 75 | 65 | 84 | 84 | 90 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 424 | 433 | 3080 | 2458 | 2974 | 646 | 1158 | 1103 | 433 | 433 | 364 | 3054 | 2974 | 2931 | 1158 | 1158 | 364 | 1049 | 1103 | 2409 | 2019 | 1158 |
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