Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 9PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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 11 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1008 | 653 | 725 | 727 | 367 | 239 | 151 | 136 | 132 | 101 | 66 | 64 | 32 | 54 | 52 | 70 | 76 | 120 | 224 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:27PM2.93m | 8:13AM2.82m | 8:14PM3.17m | 8:56AM2.97m | 8:56PM3.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.69m | 1:54AM0.20m | 2:09PM0.44m | 2:39AM-0.06m | 2:51PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SE 6 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1008 | 653 | 2 | 2 | 75 | 98 | 151 | 136 | 132 | 101 | 66 | 64 | 15 | 54 | 52 | 70 | 76 | 120 | 224 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | W 11 | SE 6 | NNE 5 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | W 8 | N 6 | N 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 11 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 112 | 47 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 44 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | SE 6 | — | NE 5 | NNW 7 | NE 5 | — | N 6 | N 7 | — | W 12 | W 12 | N 7 | NE 5 | N 7 |
| kJ | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | 16 | 36 | 725 | 727 | 367 | 239 | 75 | 67 | 57 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 35 | 53 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1688 | 832 | 507 | 507 | 577 | 259 | 69 | 64 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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