
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri night, min 9°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
2233 | 1468 | 1444 | 1881 | 1714 | 1747 | 1855 | 2269 | 2650 | 3122 | 4037 | 3902 | 3071 | 2690 | 2869 | 3263 | 2614 | 2013 | 1815 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:44PM2.36m | 2:36AM2.18m | 3:07PM2.21m | 4:16AM2.08m | 4:47PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:59PM1.11m | 8:21AM1.32m | 9:20PM1.29m | 10:02AM1.43m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 |
2233 | 1468 | 404 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 12 | 2 | 12 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
10 | 10 | 28 | 27 | 54 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | SSE 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 |
7 | 13 | 1444 | 1881 | 1714 | 1747 | 1855 | 2269 | 2650 | 3122 | 4037 | 3902 | 3071 | 2690 | 2869 | 3263 | 2614 | 2013 | 1815 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 460 | 435 | 740 | 658 | 740 | 1122 | 740 | 1122 | 816 | 816 | 769 | 768 | 768 | 678 | 593 | 588 | 435 | 307 |
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