Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 4AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
582 | 1208 | 1118 | 1074 | 1059 | 1045 | 1031 | 899 | 899 | 886 | 789 | 678 | 642 | 633 | 606 | 269 | 321 | 317 | 326 | 321 | 317 | 212 | 345 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:00AM0.86m | 9:29PM0.64m | 9:44AM0.79m | 10:38PM0.57m | 10:43AM0.73m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.13m | 3:32PM0.16m | 3:14AM0.23m | 4:32PM0.20m | 4:09AM0.31m | 5:50PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | |
mm | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
440 | 1208 | 1118 | 1074 | 1059 | 1045 | 1031 | 899 | 899 | 886 | 789 | 678 | 642 | 633 | 606 | 269 | 321 | 317 | 326 | 321 | 317 | 212 | 345 | 329 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | — | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 7 | S 7 |
582 | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 232 | 229 | 229 | 126 | 176 | 173 | 209 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | — | — | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | S 7 | S 16 | — |
101 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | 55 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | 8 | 19 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 5 |
119 | 127 | 49 | 51 | 56 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 48 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 42 | 46 | 37 | 29 | — | — | 26 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 35 | 32 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 943 | 2465 | 1571 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 433 | 1820 | 2465 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 433 | 405 | 1571 | 1571 | 2456 | 646 | 646 |
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