Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 8PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 11 | Saturday 12 | Sunday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 295 | 343 | 294 | 495 | 561 | 541 | 539 | 1259 | 1485 | 3153 | 2593 | 1999 | 1480 | 1190 | 966 | 745 | 631 | 561 | 450 | 307 | 258 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:33AM3.07m | 9:34PM3.42m | 10:07AM3.11m | 10:10PM3.41m | 10:39AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.11m | 3:57AM-0.27m | 4:07PM0.06m | 4:33AM-0.19m | 4:43PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 7 | SE 7 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 98 | 495 | 561 | 541 | 525 | 1259 | 1485 | 51 | 23 | 1999 | 1480 | 1190 | 966 | 745 | 631 | 561 | 450 | 307 | 258 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | N 9 | SE 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 6 | NNW 14 | NW 13 | NNW 11 | NNW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | 7 | 7 | 2 | 213 | 539 | 2 | 63 | 102 | 66 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 42 | 69 | 64 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 4 | WNW 16 | SE 6 | N 9 | — | N 9 | — | — | SE 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | N 15 | N 15 | NW 14 | N 13 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 26 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 38 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 5 | SSW 4 | W 13 | WNW 13 | W 12 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | SSE 5 | SSE 2 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 295 | 343 | 294 | — | — | 2 | 12 | 73 | 50 | 3153 | 2593 | 786 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 426 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 507 | 435 | 610 | 167 | 305 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 9 |
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