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Lat Long: 6.40° N 3.40° E

Tarqua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Tarqua Bay sea temperature is
29.6°C
1.0° 

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) - 3ft (0.9m), 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) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Evening (12 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
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)
0.9
SSW
9
0.5
S
13
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.9
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
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
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.7
S
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
88
135
129
129
103
71
68
64
60
114
112
108
100
84
81
72
131
128
128
125
104
103
101
96
87
89
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
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-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51AM0.93m
6:47PM0.81m
6:23AM0.88m
7:27PM0.78m
6:57AM0.81m
8:11PM0.74m
Low Tide
11:52PM0.16m
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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thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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1
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Temp °C
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
27
27
Feels °C
29
29
30
31
30
29
30
29
28
28
29
30
30
30
31
28
29
30
31
30
29
29
30
30
29
30
31
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