
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (10 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 9PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Sat morning, light winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | 60 | 149 | 434 | 187 | 269 | 341 | 434 | 415 | 565 | 640 | 706 | 694 | 1387 | 1532 | 2553 | 2147 | 1786 | 1347 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:56PM3.34m | 9:33AM3.07m | 9:34PM3.42m | 10:07AM3.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:51PM0.24m | 3:20AM-0.22m | 3:30PM0.11m | 3:57AM-0.27m | 4:07PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | WNW 12 |
55 | 60 | 91 | 36 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 104 | 565 | 640 | 706 | 694 | 1387 | 1532 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 1347 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | W 11 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 9 | SE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 6 |
1 | 1 | 149 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 2 | 218 | 490 | 2 | 38 | 99 | 65 | 55 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 12 | WNW 16 | SE 6 | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — | — | NW 7 |
3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | — | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 5 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 3 |
57 | 120 | — | 434 | 187 | 269 | 341 | 434 | 415 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 57 | 2553 | 2147 | 1786 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 33 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 161 | 161 | 167 | 593 | 435 | 426 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 435 | 435 | 308 | 305 |
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