Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Sat afternoon, min 24°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 219 | 237 | 318 | 240 | 178 | 263 | 263 | 337 | 446 | 441 | 416 | 416 | 513 | 360 | 443 | 346 | 443 | 443 | 431 | 401 | 366 | 361 | 361 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:03AM1.00m | 6:54PM0.94m | 7:46AM0.99m | 7:40PM0.87m | 8:29AM0.97m | 8:27PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:02PM0.08m | 1:16AM-0.16m | 1:50PM0.09m | 1:57AM-0.08m | 2:40PM0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 16 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 219 | 237 | 318 | 112 | 108 | 125 | 153 | 153 | 149 | 441 | 416 | 416 | 513 | 360 | 443 | 346 | 443 | 443 | 431 | 401 | 366 | 361 | 361 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 45 | 57 | 110 | 240 | 130 | 263 | 263 | 337 | 446 | 149 | 116 | 22 | 113 | 81 | 79 | 78 | 55 | 48 | 54 | 52 | 37 | 37 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 12 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | S 10 | SSE 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 33 | 42 | 41 | 25 | 104 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 54 | 106 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SSW 10 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 |
| kJ | 147 | 147 | 132 | 178 | 178 | 96 | 50 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 197 | 14 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 29 | 47 | 49 | 78 | 51 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 433 | 370 | 405 | 979 | 3080 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 0 | 979 | 1158 | 1158 | 646 | 646 | 1158 | 433 | 364 | 979 | 1571 | 3077 |
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