Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon night, min 10°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Mon night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 212 | 165 | 172 | 141 | 131 | 125 | 123 | 110 | 152 | 213 | 258 | 241 | 227 | 229 | 208 | 158 | 154 | 359 | 505 | 565 | 821 | 1516 | 5323 | 6472 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:21PM3.13m | 11:41AM2.91m | 11:57PM2.91m | 12:14PM2.75m | 00:36AM2.66m | 12:52PM2.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40AM0.23m | 5:54PM0.39m | 6:13AM0.52m | 6:30PM0.61m | 6:48AM0.81m | 7:09PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  | | |  |  | | |  |  | | | | |  |  | |  | | | | | |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | N 8 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 212 | 165 | 172 | 141 | 131 | 125 | 123 | 94 | 92 | 68 | 11 | 111 | 227 | 166 | 208 | 158 | 154 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 186 | 256 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | SE 5 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 39 | 38 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 46 | 196 | 229 | 62 | 62 | 39 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 5 | N 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 6 | N 10 | — | N 9 | N 8 | — | S 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | N 8 | WNW 6 | NE 8 | W 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 40 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 10 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 11 | W 11 | SE 6 | S 3 | SSE 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 73 | 14 | 13 | 20 | 44 | 110 | 152 | 213 | 258 | 241 | 167 | 114 | 1 | 7 | 40 | 359 | 505 | 565 | 821 | 1516 | 5323 | 6472 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 8 | 87 | 87 | 602 | 658 | 602 | 602 | 782 | 927 | 790 | 305 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 123 | 45 | 135 | 360 | 414 | 460 | 601 | 601 | 601 |
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