
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (05 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 9PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, strong winds from the SSW by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 10 | W 7 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
922 | 627 | 471 | 344 | 238 | 184 | 92 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 184 | 157 | 31 | 150 | 130 | 826 | 1929 | 4284 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 3:31PM2.38m | 4:35AM2.35m | 5:09PM2.45m | 6:12AM2.44m | 6:28PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:08PM0.98m | 10:55AM1.09m | 11:49PM0.83m | 12:21PM0.93m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 8 | W 13 | W 14 | W 15 |
1 | 627 | 471 | 344 | 238 | 184 | 92 | 50 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 55 | 39 | 25 | 18 | 130 | 826 | 1929 | 4284 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 10 | W 8 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | WNW 14 | N 8 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 54 | 31 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 34 | 31 | 39 | 125 | 3 | 41 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | — | W 11 | W 16 | SE 7 | W 7 | W 8 | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 22 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 2 | — | — | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 6 | WSW 10 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | SW 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 |
922 | 279 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 18 | 16 | 28 | 40 | 117 | 184 | 157 | 82 | 150 | 15 | 18 | 40 | 118 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 602 | 435 | 400 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 24 | 584 | 460 | 602 | 161 | 179 | 11 | 11 | 927 |
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