Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Wed afternoon, near gales from the W by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 7 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | NNW 8 | WSW 6 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 439 | 353 | 339 | 333 | 275 | 214 | 149 | 111 | 74 | 48 | 144 | 89 | 56 | 14 | 82 | 188 | 401 | 988 | 2188 | 2267 | 1866 | 1616 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:17PM2.79m | 00:33AM2.88m | 1:02PM2.64m | 1:29AM2.65m | 2:03PM2.48m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.28m | 6:40PM0.50m | 7:09AM0.53m | 7:29PM0.69m | 8:02AM0.80m | 8:34PM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | SE 5 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | N 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | W 11 | W 12 | N 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 353 | 339 | 333 | 275 | 214 | 149 | 111 | 74 | 45 | 28 | 26 | 56 | 14 | 13 | 188 | 401 | 988 | 1 | 21 | 4 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | N 12 | NNE 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNW 9 | E 5 | W 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | SSE 6 | N 10 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 13 | 78 | 29 | 41 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | S 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | W 7 | W 7 | NW 10 | N 10 | N 9 | E 5 | SE 5 | E 5 | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | N 8 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | W 4 | W 6 | W 6 | S 4 | W 6 | WSW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 212 | 439 | 105 | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | 31 | 17 | 48 | 144 | 89 | 1 | 58 | 82 | 20 | 34 | 46 | 2188 | 2267 | 1866 | 1616 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 207 | 69 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 58 | 58 | 0 | 28 | 440 | 418 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 507 | 507 | 658 | 680 | 658 | 754 |
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