Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 1PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | W 7 | W 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40AM2.63m | 8:45PM2.95m | 9:13AM2.75m | 9:15PM3.10m | 9:43AM2.85m | 9:44PM3.21m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:35PM0.62m | 3:02AM0.33m | 3:07PM0.45m | 3:34AM0.14m | 3:39PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 |
21 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 125 | 171 | 171 | 161 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
— | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ENE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | — |
5 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 33 | 32 | 53 | 46 | 35 | 50 | 70 | 112 | 9 | 8 | 3 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 181 | 194 | 200 | 194 | 194 | 207 | 181 | 58 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 58 | 491 | 473 | 413 | 329 | 167 | 161 | 161 | 161 | 17 |
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