Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 27°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 343 | 422 | 416 | 405 | 394 | 366 | 523 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 408 | 406 | 387 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 328 | 313 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:53PM0.63m | 10:16AM0.60m | 00:20AM0.67m | 12:00PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51PM0.19m | 4:41AM0.41m | 5:13PM0.21m | 6:30AM0.37m | 6:30PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 343 | 422 | 416 | 405 | 394 | 366 | 523 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 515 | 408 | 406 | 387 | 367 | 367 | 367 | 328 | 313 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
| kJ | 187 | 195 | 191 | 152 | 100 | 102 | 98 | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 47 | 46 | 78 | 109 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 19 | — | — | S 18 | S 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 25 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 7 | 8 | — | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 433 | 405 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 2458 | 646 | 818 | 405 | 405 | 594 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 |
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