Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (02 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Sat night, strong winds from the SW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 625 | 528 | 501 | 1075 | 291 | 281 | 212 | 163 | 482 | 427 | 398 | 364 | 602 | 867 | 1128 | 1603 | 2314 | 2530 | 2796 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:25AM2.54m | 1:50PM2.54m | 3:03AM2.33m | 3:28PM2.45m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:20PM0.61m | 7:47AM0.90m | 8:31PM0.80m | 9:05AM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:38 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 625 | 528 | 501 | 60 | 291 | 281 | 212 | 163 | 14 | 8 | 398 | 364 | 602 | 867 | 1128 | 1603 | 14 | 10 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | SE 7 | N 12 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | N 12 | N 11 | SE 7 | W 12 | N 10 | — | — | SSE 6 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 75 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 70 | 79 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 12 | — | — | W 11 | N 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 11 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSW 4 | W 11 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 77 | 109 | 16 | 1075 | 278 | 166 | 136 | 157 | 482 | 427 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 37 | 29 | 24 | 2314 | 2530 | 2796 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 12 | 350 | 182 | 13 | 18 | 161 | 179 | 426 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 426 | 426 | 593 | 610 | 435 | 435 |
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