Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
678 | 642 | 633 | 606 | 269 | 321 | 317 | 326 | 321 | 317 | 212 | 345 | 329 | 323 | 318 | 258 | 254 | 254 | 313 | 345 | 356 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:44AM0.79m | 10:38PM0.57m | 10:43AM0.73m | 00:18AM0.55m | 12:01PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:32PM0.20m | 4:09AM0.31m | 5:50PM0.22m | 5:35AM0.37m | 7:13PM0.20m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
678 | 642 | 633 | 606 | 269 | 321 | 317 | 326 | 321 | 317 | 212 | 345 | 329 | 323 | 318 | 258 | 254 | 254 | 313 | 345 | 356 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 6 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 16 | — | S 6 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | — | SSW 14 | S 13 |
31 | 31 | 55 | 33 | 232 | 229 | 176 | 126 | 176 | 128 | 186 | 19 | — | 10 | 64 | 38 | 38 | 38 | — | 189 | 130 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | — | S 6 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
55 | 55 | — | 55 | 45 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 23 | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | SSW 6 | WSW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 |
— | — | 33 | 2 | — | — | — | 27 | 8 | 39 | 32 | 37 | 29 | 19 | 33 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 51 | 61 | 58 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 0 | 441 | 646 | 1571 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 1158 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 |
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