Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (01 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 6AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed night, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 286 | 817 | 791 | 750 | 865 | 915 | 956 | 901 | 749 | 775 | 738 | 636 | 537 | 584 | 532 | 470 | 617 | 524 | 432 | 204 | 163 | 408 | 325 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:31PM3.06m | 11:52AM2.91m | 00:20AM2.82m | 12:41PM2.72m | 1:25AM2.54m | 1:50PM2.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04AM0.33m | 6:26PM0.39m | 6:50AM0.61m | 7:20PM0.61m | 7:47AM0.90m | 8:31PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | SE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 522 | 356 | 791 | 750 | 865 | 915 | 956 | 901 | 749 | 775 | 738 | 636 | 537 | 55 | 532 | 470 | 617 | 28 | 432 | 204 | 163 | 408 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | W 15 | W 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | WNW 13 | — | WNW 12 | SE 7 | N 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 2 | 286 | 817 | 288 | 225 | 169 | 135 | 132 | 99 | 71 | 17 | — | 15 | 69 | 3 | 57 | 57 | 37 | 3 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 4 | SW 4 |
| kJ | 785 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 14 | 132 | 125 | 100 | 164 | 584 | 116 | 123 | 33 | 524 | 33 | 67 | 91 | 8 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 161 | 161 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 435 | 435 | 11 | 426 |
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