Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Tue night, light winds from the S by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 14 | Tuesday 15 | Wednesday 16 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 82 | 101 | 160 | 188 | 220 | 172 | 165 | 172 | 141 | 200 | 425 | 94 | 191 | 241 | 374 | 365 | 398 | 383 | 329 | 249 | 194 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | on | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off |
High Tide | 11:10AM3.03m | 11:21PM3.13m | 11:41AM2.91m | 11:57PM2.91m | 12:14PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.21m | 5:40AM0.23m | 5:54PM0.39m | 6:13AM0.52m | 6:30PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | NNW 10 | SE 6 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 12 | W 12 | NE 8 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 101 | 160 | 188 | 220 | 172 | 165 | 172 | 141 | 19 | 5 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 46 | 18 | 329 | 249 | 194 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | SE 6 | NE 5 | SE 6 | — | S 6 | NE 7 | S 6 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 81 | 78 | 54 | 45 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 166 | 113 | 82 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | S 6 | W 11 | S 6 | NE 9 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | W 11 | — | S 2 |
| kJ | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 200 | 425 | 75 | 191 | 241 | 374 | 365 | 398 | 383 | 188 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 602 | 602 | 740 | 658 | 782 | 790 | 243 | 305 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
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