
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
158 | 123 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 73 | 69 | 51 | 69 | 112 | 191 | 309 | 337 | 337 | 338 | 306 | 243 | 170 | 235 | 181 | 230 | 235 | 113 | 121 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 12:54PM2.45m | 00:53AM2.82m | 1:38PM2.41m | 1:36AM2.74m | 2:30PM2.39m | 2:29AM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:49PM0.71m | 7:27AM0.48m | 7:32PM0.82m | 8:13AM0.55m | 8:23PM0.92m | |||||||||||||||||||
4:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:16 | — | |
— | — | — | — | 10:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:19 | — | — | 10:17 | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
158 | 123 | 99 | 96 | 96 | 73 | 69 | 51 | 69 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | SSE 3 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | N 10 | N 9 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 6 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | N 8 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — | WSW 3 | SW 2 | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 5 | W 6 |
— | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 112 | 191 | 309 | 337 | 337 | 338 | 306 | 243 | 170 | 235 | 181 | 230 | 235 | 113 | 121 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 53 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 378 | 53 | 87 | 13 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 50 | 12 |
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