Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 8PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 23°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 6 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 139 | 139 | 156 | 181 | 178 | 203 | 219 | 237 | 318 | 240 | 187 | 263 | 263 | 337 | 446 | 441 | 416 | 416 | 513 | 360 | 443 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:08PM0.98m | 7:03AM1.00m | 6:54PM0.94m | 7:46AM0.99m | 7:40PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:13PM0.08m | 00:34AM-0.20m | 1:02PM0.08m | 1:16AM-0.16m | 1:50PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:06 | — |
mm | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 |
Feels °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 18 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 113 | 110 | 112 | 108 | 73 | 147 | 219 | 237 | 318 | 112 | 79 | 263 | 121 | 337 | 151 | 441 | 416 | 416 | 513 | 360 | 443 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 15 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 33 | 53 | 125 | 30 | 29 | 66 | 45 | 57 | 36 | 240 | 130 | 90 | 263 | 92 | 446 | 151 | 149 | 117 | 113 | 83 | 79 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 19 | SW 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 16 | SW 11 | S 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 10 | SSW 18 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | 63 | 72 | 31 | 74 | 50 | 29 | 33 | 42 | 42 | 25 | 104 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 46 | 29 | 18 | 22 | 13 | 14 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 139 | 139 | 156 | 181 | 178 | 203 | 200 | 195 | 195 | 167 | 187 | 156 | 119 | 104 | — | — | — | 17 | 24 | 16 | 16 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1571 | 1158 | 1854 | 1571 | 646 | 1158 | 433 | 405 | 364 | 433 | 405 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 0 | 0 | 1158 | 1158 | 1158 | 646 |
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