Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (17 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 4.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, near gales from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2587 | 6286 | 8152 | 9500 | 9010 | 6845 | 4704 | 3771 | 2391 | 1595 | 1323 | 1570 | 1412 | 1351 | 1774 | 2135 | 2557 | 3312 | 3868 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:24AM2.40m | 1:44PM2.36m | 2:36AM2.18m | 3:07PM2.21m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.86m | 7:27AM1.09m | 7:59PM1.11m | 8:21AM1.32m | 9:20PM1.29m | ||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  |  | |  |  | | | |  | |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 183 | 104 | 98 | 2391 | 1595 | 1323 | 5 | 7 | 26 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | S 7 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — | SE 7 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 28 | 13 | 2 | — | 12 | — | 14 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 14 | W 15 | W 15 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | S 5 | S 3 | S 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 2587 | 6286 | 8152 | 9500 | 9010 | 6845 | 4704 | 3771 | 12 | 5 | 50 | 1570 | 1412 | 1351 | 1774 | 2135 | 2557 | 3312 | 3868 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 601 | 658 | 601 | 648 | 648 | 442 | 426 | 740 | 0 | 16 | 460 | 378 | 658 | 658 | 740 | 740 | 816 | 653 | 799 |
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