
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (28 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 9AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
192 | 148 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 81 | 103 | 214 | 343 | 427 | 680 | 539 | 395 | 228 | 167 | 177 | 120 | 78 | 117 | 131 | 148 | 167 | 145 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:58AM2.63m | 9:09PM2.90m | 9:35AM2.70m | 9:44PM3.02m | 10:10AM2.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:50AM0.62m | 2:58PM0.64m | 3:26AM0.45m | 3:32PM0.51m | 4:00AM0.30m | 4:05PM0.42m | |||||||||||||||||
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | |
mm | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | W 8 | WNW 8 | NW 10 | NW 8 | NW 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNW 8 |
192 | 148 | 142 | 110 | 108 | 81 | 103 | 14 | 343 | 427 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 228 | 167 | 177 | 120 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | SSE 4 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NW 11 | NW 10 | W 8 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | — |
65 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 46 | 46 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 69 | 82 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 9 | NE 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | SSE 3 | N 8 | N 8 | SE 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | — | N 10 | — | N 8 | — | — |
3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 214 | 154 | 9 | 680 | 539 | 395 | — | — | — | 58 | 68 | 117 | 131 | 148 | 167 | 145 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 69 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 87 | 1348 |
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