Tarqua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.40° N 3.40° E

Tarqua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarqua Bay sea temperature is
27.4°C
1.4° 

Tarqua Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


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) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 5AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue night, min 25°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSW
14
1.5
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.2
SSW
13
1.1
SSW
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
0.8
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.3
SW
6
1.3
SW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
596
813
465
458
444
515
492
405
383
330
313
260
265
279
228
174
216
160
157
151
114
114
115
116
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
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
1:18AM0.09m
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
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6:45
6:45
6:44
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
26
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
28
26
27
28
26
25
26
27
25
26
27
27
26
25
27
27
25
26
26
27
26
26
26
27
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