Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 9AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 201 | 156 | 108 | 82 | 101 | 160 | 184 | 220 | 172 | 165 | 136 | 392 | 131 | 125 | 97 | 131 | 119 | 196 | 221 | 339 | 344 | 274 | 244 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:45PM3.31m | 11:10AM3.03m | 11:21PM3.13m | 11:41AM2.91m | 11:57PM2.91m | 12:14PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM-0.01m | 5:19PM0.21m | 5:40AM0.23m | 5:54PM0.39m | 6:13AM0.52m | 6:30PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 201 | 156 | 108 | 82 | 101 | 160 | 184 | 220 | 172 | 165 | 136 | 19 | 131 | 125 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 1 | 48 | 339 | 344 | 274 | 244 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 6 | SE 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
| kJ | 37 | 38 | 83 | 81 | 78 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 113 | 90 | 59 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NNW 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | N 11 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 11 | N 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | SE 6 | S 6 | W 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 39 | 31 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSW 3 | — | SE 4 | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 11 | — | S 6 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 2 | — | 3 | — | — | 34 | 392 | 66 | 95 | 97 | 131 | 119 | 196 | 221 | 114 | 205 | — | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 601 | 179 | 658 | 658 | 653 | 740 | 602 | 207 | 207 | 194 | 69 | 5 | 8 | 33 |
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