
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (07 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu night, min 9°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Thu morning, strong winds from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
644 | 584 | 562 | 541 | 541 | 577 | 843 | 874 | 828 | 828 | 669 | 494 | 407 | 343 | 270 | 163 | 128 | 214 | 286 | 364 | 524 | 632 | 770 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:13AM2.63m | 7:09PM2.94m | 7:57AM2.82m | 7:53PM3.11m | 8:33AM2.96m | 8:32PM3.22m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.71m | 1:37AM0.15m | 1:51PM0.48m | 2:18AM-0.02m | 2:31PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | NNW 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
644 | 584 | 562 | 16 | 541 | 577 | 843 | 874 | 828 | 828 | 669 | 494 | 407 | 343 | 270 | 163 | 128 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNE 10 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | N 8 | NE 10 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 |
28 | 28 | 27 | 9 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 10 | NE 6 | NE 10 | E 6 | W 13 | — |
2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 11 | SW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | NW 4 | N 8 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 3 | N 3 | — | E 5 | SE 3 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 |
9 | 267 | 11 | 541 | 249 | 42 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 12 | 44 | 32 | 214 | 286 | 364 | 524 | 632 | 770 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 507 | 577 | 577 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 105 | 1108 | 11 | 127 | 601 | 601 | 658 | 135 | 5 |
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