Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | S 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
127 | 232 | 135 | 92 | 242 | 189 | 220 | 250 | 243 | 249 | 105 | 96 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 73 | 65 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:51PM0.84m | 4:37AM0.89m | 4:27PM0.88m | 5:06AM0.95m | 5:01PM0.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:59AM0.19m | 10:13PM-0.04m | 10:34AM0.13m | 10:45PM-0.08m | 11:07AM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 9 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
127 | 26 | 135 | 92 | 12 | 44 | 220 | 250 | 243 | 21 | 76 | 56 | 55 | 35 | 57 | 50 | 51 | 51 | 73 | 56 | 56 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
14 | 14 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | S 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 |
26 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SSW 10 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | SSW 9 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
16 | 232 | 27 | 37 | 242 | 189 | — | 3 | 3 | 249 | 105 | 96 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 57 | 47 | 50 | 45 | 65 | 68 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 2456 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 433 | 405 | 979 | 979 | 2458 | 646 | 1571 | 646 | 433 | 405 | 405 | 1158 | 2465 | 2283 | 646 |
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