Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 4PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
476 | 556 | 493 | 584 | 573 | 348 | 344 | 300 | 491 | 499 | 499 | 512 | 675 | 779 | 724 | 827 | 715 | 796 | 726 | 706 | 800 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:53PM0.98m | 6:32AM1.04m | 6:34PM0.94m | 7:09AM1.02m | 7:15PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57AM0.01m | 00:10AM-0.17m | 12:39PM0.00m | 00:46AM-0.13m | 1:19PM0.02m | ||||||||||||||||
6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
476 | 556 | 493 | 584 | 573 | 300 | 300 | 300 | 485 | 295 | 396 | 403 | 396 | 779 | 724 | 827 | 715 | 796 | 726 | 706 | 800 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
298 | 232 | 223 | 256 | 252 | 348 | 344 | 220 | 491 | 499 | 499 | 512 | 675 | 2 | 227 | 184 | 174 | 171 | 133 | 133 | 102 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 19 | S 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
23 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 199 | 41 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | SW 4 | — | S 11 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
— | — | 12 | — | — | 53 | 53 | 44 | 36 | 34 | — | 18 | — | 338 | 25 | 22 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 27 | 28 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 1571 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 433 | 646 | 2456 | 2460 | 2276 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 1158 | 646 | 3077 | 3077 | 818 | 646 |
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