Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (27 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 6PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (27 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (27 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Mon afternoon, strong winds from the SE by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 27 | Monday 28 | Tuesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 296 | 262 | 305 | 459 | 698 | 237 | 242 | 556 | 765 | 610 | 588 | 573 | 495 | 353 | 308 | 269 | 171 | 125 | 96 | 47 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:38AM3.07m | 9:40PM3.31m | 10:07AM3.12m | 10:14PM3.30m | 10:38AM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:46PM0.14m | 4:09AM-0.14m | 4:22PM0.09m | 4:44AM-0.07m | 4:59PM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 347 | 296 | 262 | 181 | 51 | 78 | 237 | 242 | 556 | 765 | 610 | 588 | 573 | 495 | 353 | 308 | 269 | 171 | 125 | 96 | 47 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 13 |
| kJ | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 80 | 53 | 28 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 12 | W 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 8 | E 7 | SSE 6 | NNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 141 | 199 | 278 | 305 | 459 | 698 | 186 | 189 | 16 | 26 | 62 | 38 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 25 | 94 | 107 | 149 | 214 | 236 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 443 | 87 | 40 | 184 | 167 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 58 | 58 | 105 | 105 | 413 | 105 |
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