
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) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 15s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 1PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| 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) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
238 | 233 | 233 | 225 | 273 | 404 | 225 | 288 | 505 | 427 | 346 | 421 | 636 | 435 | 449 | 529 | 521 | 500 | 366 | 361 | 355 | 350 | 345 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 3:07AM0.94m | 3:19PM0.85m | 3:45AM1.00m | 4:02PM0.89m | 4:19AM1.04m | 4:40PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.05m | 9:24PM-0.03m | 10:01AM-0.02m | 10:03PM-0.04m | 10:37AM-0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
238 | 233 | 233 | 225 | 208 | 255 | 200 | 200 | 196 | 192 | 346 | 367 | 636 | 435 | 449 | 529 | 521 | 500 | 366 | 361 | 355 | 350 | 345 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 10 | SSW 16 | S 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
158 | 154 | 208 | 203 | 273 | 404 | 225 | 288 | 505 | 427 | 107 | 421 | 78 | 8 | 119 | 101 | 75 | 73 | 55 | 26 | 32 | 34 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 | SW 9 | — | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
17 | 17 | 14 | 31 | 67 | 31 | 162 | 230 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 27 | 8 | — | 8 | 8 | 20 | — | — | 26 | 25 | 94 | 91 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | SSW 9 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 151 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 15 | 21 | 14 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 405 | 0 | 446 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 405 | 370 | 433 | 1571 | 1571 | 646 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 0 | 926 | 646 | 979 | 646 | 646 |
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