Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 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 (25 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
296 | 244 | 210 | 133 | 92 | 87 | 64 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 25 | |
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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:02AM2.49m | 8:11PM2.77m | 8:40AM2.63m | 8:45PM2.95m | 9:13AM2.75m | 9:15PM3.10m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:53AM0.80m | 2:02PM0.82m | 2:29AM0.56m | 2:35PM0.62m | 3:02AM0.33m | 3:07PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:28 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 |
296 | 244 | 210 | 133 | 92 | 87 | 64 | 34 | 33 | 21 | 19 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 50 | 48 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
25 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 23 | 33 | 35 | 67 | 109 | 158 | 151 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 13 | 58 | 58 | 9 | 9 | 53 | 53 | 181 | 194 | 200 | 194 | 194 | 194 | 58 | 58 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 87 |
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