Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
205 | 195 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 156 | 133 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 135 | 92 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 96 | 80 | 237 | 69 | 72 | 67 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:11PM0.79m | 4:07AM0.82m | 3:51PM0.84m | 4:37AM0.89m | 4:27PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:19AM0.26m | 9:40PM0.02m | 9:59AM0.19m | 10:13PM-0.04m | 10:34AM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 15 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
205 | 195 | 151 | 149 | 149 | 156 | 133 | 127 | 127 | 130 | 135 | 92 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 96 | 80 | 21 | 57 | 57 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 18 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
21 | 17 | 35 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 44 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 20 | 36 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 10 |
7 | 6 | 32 | 14 | 14 | — | 27 | 26 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 9 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 42 | 51 | 49 | 51 | 57 | 53 | 237 | 69 | 72 | 67 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 979 | 1571 | 2460 | 646 | 646 | 1158 | 1158 | 818 | 646 | 646 | 2456 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 433 | 405 | 433 | 1571 | 3077 | 3077 | 646 |
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