Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 25ft (7.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5PM is: 7.5m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 25ft (7.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 23ft (7.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1885 | 8244 | 21900 | 23928 | 16943 | 12797 | 6936 | 4058 | 2108 | 1065 | 517 | 512 | 260 | 197 | 104 | 171 | 198 | 650 | 4019 | 10412 | 17039 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:34AM3.02m | 7:36PM3.20m | 8:05AM3.15m | 8:13PM3.28m | 8:38AM3.22m | 8:53PM3.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:43PM0.28m | 2:04AM-0.07m | 2:21PM0.12m | 2:43AM-0.09m | 3:01PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 3:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:36 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | -2 | -3 | -9 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | NE 9 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 145 | 67 | 88 | 34 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2108 | 1065 | 517 | 512 | 260 | 197 | 94 | 171 | 198 | 373 | 273 | 184 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 8 | N 7 | NE 8 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 8 | NW 9 | WNW 13 | W 12 | NW 8 | W 5 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 17 | WNW 17 |
| kJ | 18 | 68 | 40 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 315 | 348 | 3 | 78 | 34 | 104 | 10 | 2 | 199 | 41 | 216 | 394 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | NNE 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WSW 4 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | W 15 | W 16 |
| kJ | 1885 | 8244 | 21900 | 23928 | 16943 | 12797 | 6936 | 4058 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 169 | 220 | 181 | 515 | 825 | 829 | 650 | 4019 | 10412 | 17039 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 441 | 414 | 350 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 33 | 58 | 105 | 460 | 460 | 658 | 680 | 1122 | 740 |
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