Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.40° N 3.40° E

Tarqua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarqua Bay sea temperature is
28.0°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 2PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
12
0.7
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
1
S
15
1
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
119
116
86
85
85
83
83
112
137
187
187
298
301
301
257
330
326
302
352
343
422
416
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:24AM0.82m
8:26PM0.69m
8:01AM0.74m
9:28PM0.65m
8:53AM0.66m
Low Tide
1:22AM0.23m
2:01PM0.07m
2:04AM0.31m
2:48PM0.13m
3:03AM0.37m
3:51PM0.19m
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
27
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
Feels °C
31
32
31
29
30
32
30
30
30
30
30
29
30
29
29
29
29
30
29
30
30
30
31
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