Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (16 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 458 | 444 | 515 | 492 | 405 | 383 | 330 | 313 | 260 | 265 | 279 | 228 | 174 | 216 | 160 | 157 | 151 | 116 | 114 | 114 | 132 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:32AM0.91m | 8:04PM0.74m | 8:06AM0.83m | 8:50PM0.66m | 8:45AM0.75m | 9:56PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:58PM0.05m | 1:52AM0.18m | 2:39PM0.12m | 2:31AM0.27m | 3:32PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 6 | S 11 |
| kJ | 458 | 444 | 515 | 492 | 405 | 383 | 330 | 313 | 260 | 265 | 279 | 228 | 174 | 216 | 160 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 114 | 40 | 83 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 | S 5 | S 6 | SSW 13 | S 11 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 6 | S 11 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 107 | 38 | 18 | 19 | 36 | 38 | 21 | 35 | 69 | 63 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 39 | 114 | 45 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 12 | — | S 18 | SSE 11 | S 18 | SSW 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | 17 | 69 | — | 6 | 40 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 16 | 8 | 21 | 20 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 |
| kJ | 40 | 49 | 61 | 66 | 60 | 60 | 35 | 62 | 65 | 96 | 95 | 92 | 108 | 87 | 95 | 95 | 98 | 116 | 92 | 83 | 132 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 1571 | 3077 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 433 | 364 | 646 | 3077 | 3077 | 3085 | 2019 | 1854 | 433 | 433 | 641 | 3077 | 3077 | 3014 | 2276 |
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