Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (01 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 9PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 853 | 915 | 956 | 901 | 737 | 681 | 738 | 647 | 625 | 528 | 651 | 875 | 850 | 281 | 212 | 492 | 202 | 528 | 586 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:20AM2.82m | 12:41PM2.72m | 1:25AM2.54m | 1:50PM2.54m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26PM0.39m | 6:50AM0.61m | 7:20PM0.61m | 7:47AM0.90m | 8:31PM0.80m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | W 11 | W 10 | SE 7 | WNW 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 853 | 915 | 956 | 901 | 737 | 681 | 738 | 647 | 625 | 528 | 82 | 52 | 36 | 281 | 212 | 14 | 157 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | WNW 13 | E 7 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 11 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 165 | 135 | 135 | 103 | 101 | 94 | 17 | 54 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 20 | 2 | 13 | 23 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 51 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSE 6 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | 23 | — | 3 | 10 | 14 | 120 | 73 | 57 | 75 | 651 | 875 | 850 | 153 | 141 | 492 | 202 | 528 | 586 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 182 | 17 | 18 | 5 | 435 | 435 | 426 | 11 |
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