Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (30 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s 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 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 6 | E 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 74 | 77 | 104 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 76 | 89 | 160 | 115 | |
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 | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:42PM3.25m | 11:09AM2.94m | 11:14PM3.19m | 11:41AM2.89m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:46PM0.21m | 5:12AM-0.03m | 5:21PM0.24m | 5:47AM0.08m | 5:59PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | N 8 |
8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 104 | 68 | 50 | 35 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | NNW 6 | N 6 | ENE 4 | W 9 | N 6 | ENE 5 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 6 | W 9 | N 8 | S 4 | SE 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | — | N 6 | ENE 4 | S 6 | N 6 | N 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | W 9 | N 8 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 5 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | — | W 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 |
2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | 11 | 74 | 77 | 50 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 76 | 89 | 160 | 115 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 58 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 24 | 24 | 45 | 378 | 610 | 610 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 161 | 207 |
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