Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 7PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 22 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 31 | 94 | 92 | 122 | 98 | 96 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 116 | 80 | 57 | 78 | 37 | 34 | 63 | 42 | 40 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:01AM3.02m | 11:10PM3.30m | 11:57AM2.88m | 00:03AM3.24m | 12:55PM2.72m | 00:57AM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:05PM0.25m | 5:40AM-0.08m | 5:52PM0.37m | 6:32AM0.03m | 6:40PM0.53m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:01 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 10:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:24 | — | — | 10:25 |
mm | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | SE 5 | W 11 | W 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 11 | 7 | 37 | 35 | 21 | 23 | 94 | 92 | 122 | 98 | 96 | 125 | 125 | 123 | 121 | 116 | 80 | 57 | 78 | 14 | 34 | 63 | 42 | 40 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 9 | W 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 33 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 37 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | N 8 | — | W 11 | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 21 | 14 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 5 | S 3 | SSE 2 | SE 4 | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 15 | — | — | — | 21 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 17 | 33 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
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