Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.40° N 3.40° E

Tarqua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarqua Bay sea temperature is
27.5°C
0.9° 

Tarqua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 11AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.8
SSW
8
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
12
0.5
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
1
SW
5
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
109
87
85
83
82
81
81
81
79
78
71
47
47
47
68
68
68
59
56
78
79
75
40
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
7:16AM0.97m
8:01PM0.80m
8:00AM0.89m
9:02PM0.73m
8:56AM0.80m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.07m
1:45PM-0.04m
1:50AM0.16m
2:38PM0.02m
2:48AM0.25m
3:45PM0.09m
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6:33
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Temp °C
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
26
28
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