Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 8AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 64 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 61 | 146 | 441 | 0 | 277 | 385 | 470 | 627 | 697 | 770 | 764 | 652 | 1240 | 1405 | 1812 | 1786 | 1505 | 1190 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:56AM2.97m | 8:56PM3.34m | 9:33AM3.07m | 9:34PM3.42m | 10:07AM3.11m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM-0.06m | 2:51PM0.24m | 3:20AM-0.22m | 3:30PM0.11m | 3:57AM-0.27m | 4:07PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  | | | |  | |  |  |  | | | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 64 | 45 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 57 | 61 | 146 | 28 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 697 | 770 | 764 | 652 | 1240 | 1405 | 1812 | 22 | 1505 | 1190 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 6 | SE 7 | N 7 | — | — | SSW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 15 | WNW 14 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 7 | WNW 13 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 31 | 44 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 284 | 471 | 2 | 49 | 47 | 64 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 12 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | SW 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 4 | S 5 | SSW 4 | W 12 | WNW 12 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 441 | 164 | 277 | 385 | 470 | 627 | 2 | 13 | 2 | 34 | 67 | 40 | 784 | 1786 | 8 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 167 | 602 | 593 | 435 | 391 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 740 | 33 | 11 | 658 | 167 | 167 | 13 |
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