Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 8AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Tue morning, light winds from the E by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 76 | 124 | 129 | 129 | 143 | 103 | 97 | 72 | 50 | 35 | 13 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:18AM2.98m | 12:54PM2.61m | 00:59AM2.85m | 1:40PM2.53m | 1:51AM2.70m | 2:38PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:55AM0.31m | 7:04PM0.64m | 7:38AM0.48m | 7:51PM0.79m | 8:29AM0.68m | 8:52PM0.93m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ESE 6 | W 10 | ESE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 6 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | W 10 | W 10 | N 6 | ENE 8 | NNW 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | E 6 | E 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 11 | 10 | 26 | 84 | 154 | 188 | 187 | 139 | 134 | 127 | 104 | 76 | 124 | 129 | 129 | 143 | 103 | 97 | 72 | 50 | 35 | 13 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 446 | 413 | 222 | 207 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 111 | 116 | 135 | 210 | 900 | 680 | 1108 | 329 | 220 | 265 | 265 | 69 | 11 |
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