Tarqua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.40° N 3.40° E

Tarqua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarqua Bay sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.8° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 5PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Afternoon (19 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (19 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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)
2
2
0
2
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
15
1.6
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.4
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
1.3
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1074
1059
1045
1031
899
899
886
789
678
642
633
606
269
321
317
326
321
317
269
345
329
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
9:00AM0.86m
9:29PM0.64m
9:44AM0.79m
10:38PM0.57m
10:43AM0.73m
Low Tide
3:32PM0.16m
3:14AM0.23m
4:32PM0.20m
4:09AM0.31m
5:50PM0.22m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:59
6:58
6:58
 mm
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
27
27
26
26
27
26
26
25
27
28
26
25
26
25
24
24
25
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