Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (29 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 10PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon morning, strong winds from the WSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | E 3 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 4 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 50 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 125 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:13PM3.26m | 10:40AM2.95m | 10:42PM3.25m | 11:09AM2.94m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:12PM0.23m | 4:38AM-0.06m | 4:46PM0.21m | 5:12AM-0.03m | 5:21PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 38 | 50 | 44 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | E 7 | W 7 | W 10 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | W 11 | W 9 | N 6 | N 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | — | S 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 11 | W 8 | W 8 | — | S 7 | N 6 | W 11 | S 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NE 3 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | W 4 | W 6 |
| kJ | 38 | 2 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 35 | 125 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 25 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 24 | 24 | 40 | 378 | 610 | 435 | 17 |
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