
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5PM is: 2.5m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
4404 | 3556 | 2196 | 1468 | 1444 | 1815 | 1498 | 1578 | 1749 | 2356 | 2701 | 3703 | 4207 | 3462 | 3145 | 2986 | 3016 | 2614 | 2644 | 2049 | 1618 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:44PM2.36m | 2:36AM2.18m | 3:07PM2.21m | 4:16AM2.08m | 4:47PM2.21m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM1.09m | 7:59PM1.11m | 8:21AM1.32m | 9:20PM1.29m | 10:02AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SSE 5 | SE 6 | W 11 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | SSE 5 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSW 6 | S 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | S 7 | S 7 | WNW 14 |
104 | 98 | 2196 | 1468 | 9 | 8 | 1498 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | — | SSE 7 | — | — | — | SSE 7 | — | SSE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | — | — | N 7 |
17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 27 | 11 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | SSW 4 | SSE 4 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
4404 | 3556 | 15 | 18 | 1444 | 1815 | 762 | 1578 | 1749 | 2356 | 2701 | 3703 | 4207 | 3462 | 3145 | 2986 | 3016 | 2614 | 2644 | 2049 | 1618 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 648 | 740 | 0 | 460 | 460 | 460 | 658 | 1094 | 1108 | 658 | 950 | 816 | 768 | 799 | 768 | 768 | 593 | 593 | 536 | 360 | 307 |
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