
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 6PM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 290 | 827 | 780 | 750 | 823 | 890 | 840 | 905 | 839 | 903 | 869 | 734 | 636 | 537 | 617 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:12AM3.05m | 11:31PM3.06m | 11:52AM2.91m | 00:20AM2.82m | 12:41PM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:40PM0.22m | 6:04AM0.33m | 6:26PM0.39m | 6:50AM0.61m | 7:20PM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 60 | 500 | 363 | 780 | 750 | 823 | 890 | 840 | 905 | 839 | 903 | 869 | 734 | 636 | 537 | 617 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 15 | W 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 290 | 827 | 301 | 220 | 173 | 129 | 96 | 66 | 64 | 72 | 62 | 27 | 8 | 65 | 44 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 13 | W 8 | — | N 12 | N 12 |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 36 | 28 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 7 | S 3 | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | WSW 4 |
1048 | 1200 | 1060 | 974 | 859 | 653 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 4 | 12 | 100 | 5 | 67 | 67 | — | 15 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 259 | 89 | 290 | 112 | 112 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 426 | 5 |
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