Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (09 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (09 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 407 | 343 | 270 | 163 | 128 | 90 | 241 | 141 | 284 | 440 | 446 | 1076 | 1717 | 1981 | 2673 | 3638 | 4598 | 3831 | 3092 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:53PM3.11m | 8:33AM2.96m | 8:32PM3.22m | 9:06AM3.07m | 9:08PM3.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:51PM0.48m | 2:18AM-0.02m | 2:31PM0.29m | 2:56AM-0.11m | 3:09PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | W 14 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSW 5 | W 12 | S 5 | E 7 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 407 | 343 | 270 | 163 | 128 | 90 | 11 | 60 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 2673 | 5 | 4 | 108 | 3092 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | SSE 5 | W 15 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | SW 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | NE 10 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | WSW 3 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 4 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 21 | 19 | 1 | 241 | 141 | 284 | 440 | 446 | 1076 | 1717 | 1981 | 16 | 3638 | 4598 | 3831 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 105 | 16 | 0 | 5 | 167 | 601 | 740 | 460 | 460 | 460 | 680 | 584 | 507 | 602 | 602 | 507 | 13 |
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