
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 4AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 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 (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the WSW by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | Saturday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
98 | 83 | 74 | 56 | 39 | 25 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 47 | 146 | 331 | 548 | 515 | 416 | 320 | 399 | 509 | 575 | 503 | 503 | 439 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:51AM2.70m | 2:38PM2.45m | 3:01AM2.55m | 3:52PM2.40m | 4:26AM2.48m | 5:14PM2.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:29AM0.68m | 8:52PM0.93m | 9:38AM0.86m | 10:15PM1.00m | 11:05AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | W 10 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | SSE 5 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | N 10 | SSE 5 | W 9 | SSE 6 | W 9 |
7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 47 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 515 | 416 | 320 | 399 | 2 | 3 | 503 | 4 | 439 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ESE 6 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | ENE 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NE 6 | N 6 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 7 | N 10 | SSE 6 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NNW 9 | W 10 | SSE 7 |
2 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | — | SE 5 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | SSW 5 | W 9 | SSW 4 |
98 | 83 | 74 | 56 | 39 | 25 | 20 | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 146 | 331 | 548 | — | 1 | 16 | 18 | 509 | 575 | 45 | 503 | 16 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 940 | 610 | 467 | 237 | 259 | 259 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 135 | 360 | 5 | 0 | 432 | 426 | 435 | 435 | 440 | 5 | 432 |
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