Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 330 | 330 | 229 | 233 | 238 | 281 | 233 | 236 | 273 | 404 | 250 | 288 | 505 | 427 | 346 | 421 | 636 | 435 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:29PM0.79m | 3:07AM0.94m | 3:19PM0.85m | 3:45AM1.00m | 4:02PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:41PM0.01m | 9:21AM0.05m | 9:24PM-0.03m | 10:01AM-0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 10 | S 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 330 | 330 | 229 | 233 | 238 | 281 | 233 | 236 | 202 | 404 | 250 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 346 | 367 | 636 | 435 | 449 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 36 | 72 | 67 | 104 | 158 | 154 | 208 | 203 | 273 | 31 | 225 | 288 | 505 | 427 | 135 | 421 | 8 | 76 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 20 | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 12 | S 12 | S 6 | SSE 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 67 | 14 | 162 | 230 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 9 | SW 4 | SSW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 135 | 10 | 119 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 405 | 370 | 594 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 405 | 0 | 641 | 1571 | 1571 | 646 | 646 |
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