Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (22 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (22 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSE by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 239 | 284 | 384 | 504 | 386 | 244 | 1057 | 1811 | 2061 | 1949 | 1867 | 1561 | 1514 | 1100 | 944 | 730 | 572 | 545 | 400 | 318 | 312 | 356 | 555 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56PM2.55m | 7:35AM2.47m | 7:35PM2.76m | 8:10AM2.65m | 8:08PM2.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:52PM1.10m | 1:24AM0.76m | 1:31PM0.87m | 1:58AM0.48m | 2:05PM0.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | W 12 |
| kJ | 239 | 284 | 384 | 504 | 386 | 244 | 1057 | 1811 | 2061 | 1949 | 1867 | 1561 | 480 | 1100 | 944 | 730 | 572 | 545 | 400 | 318 | 312 | 356 | 555 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | W 14 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 | WNW 8 | E 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | E 6 | N 12 | NW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 198 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 6 | 14 | 12 | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NW 6 | SE 5 | N 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | S 3 | S 4 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | NW 7 | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | W 13 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 17 | 1514 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 23 | 66 | 103 | 119 | 103 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 670 | 577 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 40 | 474 | 60 | 5 |
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