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Lat Long: 6.40° N 3.40° E

Tarqua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarqua Bay sea temperature is
29.7°C
1.1° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 7PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (12 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
16
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
103
103
76
103
106
103
114
112
108
100
84
81
72
131
128
122
120
120
122
117
96
87
86
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:47PM0.81m
6:23AM0.88m
7:27PM0.78m
6:57AM0.81m
8:11PM0.74m
Low Tide
12:25PM-0.07m
00:28AM0.21m
12:59PM-0.03m
1:06AM0.26m
1:36PM0.02m
1:52AM0.31m
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clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
32
31
30
30
30
29
29
29
31
30
30
30
29
30
30
31
31
31
30
30
30
29
30
31
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