
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 25°C on Thu night, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
318 | 322 | 245 | 239 | 347 | 496 | 411 | 411 | 399 | 306 | 366 | 366 | 361 | 345 | 276 | 272 | 268 | 259 | 243 | 235 | 184 | 220 | 278 | 276 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:10AM0.92m | 5:54PM0.89m | 6:41AM0.95m | 6:29PM0.88m | 7:12AM0.96m | 7:05PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:44PM-0.11m | 12:04PM0.13m | 00:15AM-0.11m | 12:40PM0.11m | 00:46AM-0.09m | 1:16PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SW 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
87 | 54 | 245 | 239 | 347 | 496 | 411 | 411 | 399 | 306 | 366 | 366 | 361 | 345 | 276 | 272 | 268 | 259 | 243 | 235 | 184 | 180 | 180 | 177 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
318 | 322 | 31 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 46 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 47 | — | — | 31 | 6 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 51 | 86 | 86 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 6 | S 10 | S 9 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 10 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | — | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
76 | 104 | 24 | 78 | 14 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 12 | 31 | — | 30 | 26 | 24 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
— | — | — | — | 25 | 38 | 44 | 27 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 32 | 41 | 60 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 82 | 111 | 158 | 220 | 278 | 276 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 433 | 0 | 405 | 3074 | 3047 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 1049 | 1158 | 646 | 646 | 3078 | 3008 | 646 | 646 | 1158 | 1158 | 1158 | 3077 | 3077 | 2283 | 2276 |
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