Surf Forecasts:
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 8AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed night, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
189 | 176 | 200 | 194 | 155 | 155 | 249 | 71 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 80 | 121 | 174 | 162 | 295 | 397 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:37AM0.89m | 4:27PM0.88m | 5:06AM0.95m | 5:01PM0.91m | 5:35AM0.99m | 5:35PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:13PM-0.04m | 10:34AM0.13m | 10:45PM-0.08m | 11:07AM0.07m | 11:15PM-0.10m | 11:39AM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 8 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
189 | 176 | 200 | 194 | 155 | 155 | 20 | 55 | 35 | 57 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 56 | 56 | 39 | 40 | 39 | 37 | 174 | 162 | 295 | 397 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSE 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
44 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 4 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 61 | 121 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 15 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 12 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 9 |
12 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 36 | 32 | 80 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 13 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 |
— | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 249 | 71 | 77 | 70 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 63 | 71 | 72 | 74 | 74 | 77 | 88 | 92 | 101 | 88 | 77 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 433 | 646 | 646 | 1571 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 405 | 405 | 1158 | 2460 | 2456 | 2974 | 1571 | 1158 | 433 | 476 | 433 | 1158 | 1158 | 630 | 630 |
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