Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tarqua Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 6AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tarqua Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu night, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 160 | 157 | 151 | 135 | 196 | 238 | 237 | 244 | 205 | 205 | 158 | 192 | 193 | 166 | 166 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 159 | 162 | 143 | 342 | 407 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:45AM0.75m | 9:56PM0.60m | 9:40AM0.68m | 11:38PM0.58m | 11:10AM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:31AM0.27m | 3:32PM0.18m | 3:26AM0.35m | 4:47PM0.22m | 5:07AM0.41m | 6:20PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 26 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 216 | 160 | 157 | 151 | 114 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 66 | 64 | 106 | 68 | 62 | 166 | 166 | 162 | 132 | 129 | 159 | 162 | 143 | 342 | 407 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | — | S 19 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SW 6 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 42 | — | 7 | 92 | 60 | 60 | 59 | 86 | 29 | 77 | 108 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | S 17 | S 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 15 | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 20 | S 20 | — | — | S 12 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 38 | 6 | 21 | 16 | 15 | 21 | 20 | 45 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 42 | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | — | 78 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 31 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 |
| kJ | 75 | 87 | 98 | 124 | 135 | 196 | 238 | 237 | 244 | 205 | 205 | 158 | 192 | 193 | 93 | 83 | 95 | 92 | 75 | 30 | 57 | 74 | 74 | 67 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2019 | 433 | 433 | 1158 | 3077 | 3077 | 2974 | 2019 | 1158 | 1158 | 433 | 405 | 3083 | 3077 | 646 | 646 | 646 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 1158 | 1158 | 1158 | 1158 |
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