Tarqua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.40° N 3.40° E

Tarqua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarqua Bay sea temperature is
26.5°C
1.1° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (27 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
9
1.1
S
9
1
S
9
0.7
S
9
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
1
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SW
6
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
5
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
1.2
SW
6
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
18
0.5
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.9
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
194
155
76
75
77
72
59
59
80
86
93
100
100
89
80
121
174
162
295
397
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:27PM0.88m
5:06AM0.95m
5:01PM0.91m
5:35AM0.99m
5:35PM0.92m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.13m
10:45PM-0.08m
11:07AM0.07m
11:15PM-0.10m
11:39AM0.03m
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<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>
6:55
6:54
6:54
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
27
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
Feels °C
27
28
26
27
28
26
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
25
25
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