Tarqua Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 6.40° N 3.40° E

Tarqua Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Tarqua Bay sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.8° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Tarqua Bay at 5AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (13 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSW
12
0.9
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.3
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
0.9
SSW
18
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
16
1
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
220
397
456
266
257
308
303
563
348
546
546
556
651
663
363
573
492
485
491
499
597
518
675
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:16AM1.00m
5:11PM0.99m
5:55AM1.03m
5:53PM0.98m
6:32AM1.04m
6:34PM0.94m
Low Tide
10:51PM-0.18m
11:14AM0.04m
11:31PM-0.19m
11:57AM0.01m
00:10AM-0.17m
12:39PM0.00m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:00
7:00
7:00
 mm
1
3
2
Temp °C
25
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
24
Feels °C
27
26
26
27
25
25
26
25
26
25
25
26
26
25
25
26
24
25
25
26
26
24
24
24
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