Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 8AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Wed night, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 73 | 71 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 27 | 75 | 145 | 140 | 121 | 108 | 100 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 61 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:03AM3.04m | 10:11PM3.39m | 10:53AM3.02m | 10:58PM3.43m | 11:41AM2.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM-0.11m | 4:06PM0.17m | 4:39AM-0.21m | 4:50PM0.17m | 5:25AM-0.21m | 5:33PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 4:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 73 | 71 | 48 | 46 | 43 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 75 | 145 | 140 | 121 | 108 | 100 | 66 | 64 | 66 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 3 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 27 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | W 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | 25 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 53 | 207 | 207 | 207 | 25 | 89 | 89 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 87 | 1366 | 360 | 220 |
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