Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
349 | 220 | 397 | 456 | 266 | 257 | 308 | 303 | 563 | 348 | 546 | 546 | 556 | 651 | 663 | 363 | 573 | 492 | 485 | 491 | 499 | 597 | 518 | 675 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:16AM1.00m | 5:11PM0.99m | 5:55AM1.03m | 5:53PM0.98m | 6:32AM1.04m | 6:34PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:51PM-0.18m | 11:14AM0.04m | 11:31PM-0.19m | 11:57AM0.01m | 00:10AM-0.17m | 12:39PM0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
349 | 220 | 397 | 456 | 266 | 257 | 308 | 303 | 563 | 348 | 546 | 546 | 556 | 651 | 663 | 363 | 573 | 492 | 485 | 300 | 348 | 338 | 403 | 396 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 |
45 | 86 | 100 | 152 | 151 | 188 | 214 | 184 | 184 | 237 | 232 | 298 | 232 | 169 | 256 | 252 | 348 | 344 | 220 | 491 | 499 | 597 | 518 | 675 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 20 | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | S 15 | SSW 10 | — | SW 10 | SW 10 |
— | — | 100 | — | — | 53 | 43 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 199 | 40 | 10 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | — | — | SW 4 |
43 | 40 | 64 | 48 | 64 | 74 | 77 | 74 | 62 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 51 | — | — | 34 | 7 | — | — | 20 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 405 | 646 | 3077 | 2465 | 646 | 646 |
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