Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (11 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s 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 (11 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
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 Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the NW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 294 | 440 | 561 | 598 | 547 | 1259 | 1357 | 2960 | 2553 | 1854 | 1480 | 1190 | 1066 | 731 | 631 | 561 | 458 | 356 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 9:34PM3.42m | 10:07AM3.11m | 10:10PM3.41m | 10:39AM3.10m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.11m | 3:57AM-0.27m | 4:07PM0.06m | 4:33AM-0.19m | 4:43PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 98 | 440 | 561 | 598 | 525 | 1259 | 1357 | 48 | 23 | 11 | 1480 | 1190 | 1066 | 731 | 631 | 561 | 458 | 356 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | N 9 | SE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NNW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 2 | 213 | 547 | 2 | 46 | 70 | 66 | 55 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 42 | 51 | 62 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 12 | WNW 16 | N 10 | N 9 | — | N 9 | SW 4 | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — | N 15 | N 14 | NW 13 | NW 12 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 26 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | SW 4 | SSW 3 | SE 6 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSW 4 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | NW 3 | W 3 | W 12 | W 3 | W 2 | WSW 2 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 2 |
| kJ | 294 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 44 | 38 | 2960 | 2553 | 1854 | 4 | 5 | 397 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 435 | 658 | 167 | 401 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
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