Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10AM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 11°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 805 | 718 | 669 | 478 | 407 | 343 | 281 | 163 | 128 | 90 | 207 | 180 | 279 | 366 | 377 | 268 | 1208 | 898 | 3429 | 4934 | 4646 | 3880 | 3550 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:57AM2.82m | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | |  |  |  | |  | | | | | |  |  | | | | |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | W 12 | NE 7 | E 7 | SSW 5 | E 7 | E 7 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 805 | 718 | 669 | 478 | 407 | 343 | 281 | 163 | 128 | 90 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 268 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3880 | 3550 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | E 7 | E 8 | S 5 | E 7 | E 6 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | W 16 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | N 10 | E 7 | NE 10 | S 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 7 | SW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | W 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 8 | W 11 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | NW 4 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 6 | 23 | 28 | 21 | 207 | 180 | 279 | 366 | 377 | 264 | 1208 | 898 | 3429 | 4934 | 4646 | 24 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 105 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 179 | 601 | 602 | 1096 | 658 | 602 | 1122 | 680 | 658 | 602 | 602 | 507 | 602 |
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