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Tarqua Bay Surf Forecast
/ Lagos and West (3 surf breaks) /
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Tarqua Bay surfForecast / Lagos and West / Nigeria
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 20 May 2026 WATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Tarqua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tarqua Bay sea temperature is
29.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (20 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
245 | 240 | 235 | 229 | 245 | 240 | 221 | 220 | 220 | 219 | 211 | 211 | 136 | 133 | 425 | 411 | 302 | 319 | 303 | 286 | 125 | 146 | 229 | 229 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:16PM0.93m | 8:28AM0.87m | 8:11PM0.84m | 9:30AM0.84m | 9:15PM0.75m | 10:37AM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20PM0.16m | 1:52AM-0.12m | 2:21PM0.21m | 2:47AM-0.04m | 3:31PM0.25m | 3:47AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  | |  |  |  |  | |  | | |  | | | | | |  | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 10 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 33 | 32 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 13 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
 kJ | 245 | 240 | 225 | 149 | 229 | 240 | 221 | 172 | 219 | 219 | 147 | 147 | 136 | 133 | 425 | 411 | 145 | 103 | 96 | 127 | 125 | 146 | 229 | 229 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 236 | 229 | 173 | 229 | 165 | 219 | 219 | 162 | 110 | 143 | 143 | 105 | 103 | 33 | 133 | 147 | 53 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 56 | 125 | 125 | 94 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 21 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | SW 19 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 19 | SSW 18 | — | S 14 | SSW 18 | WSW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 |
| kJ | 180 | 178 | 128 | 167 | — | 165 | 162 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 131 | 37 | 37 | 7 | 31 | — | 16 | 61 | 20 | 59 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | SW 4 | SSW 10 | — | — | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 235 | 16 | 245 | — | — | 220 | 220 | 211 | 211 | 211 | 90 | — | — | — | 302 | 319 | 303 | 286 | 57 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 630 | 630 | 646 | 646 | 433 | 364 | 106 | 646 | 3084 | 1820 | 646 | 818 | 646 | 0 | 646 | 646 | 1571 | 646 | 818 | 646 | 646 | 0 | 0 | 646 |
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