
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sat morning, moderate winds from the NW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
191 | 176 | 199 | 176 | 262 | 394 | 509 | 548 | 560 | 626 | 715 | 699 | 790 | 715 | 676 | 817 | 1104 | 1504 | 2039 | 1491 | 1255 | 1186 | 928 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:48PM2.33m | 5:15AM2.32m | 5:53PM2.36m | 6:24AM2.34m | 6:54PM2.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:30AM1.06m | 11:12PM1.17m | 11:49AM1.12m | 00:29AM1.10m | 12:53PM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:51 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 10 | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | S 7 | N 7 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 2 | — | 17 | 10 | 18 | 18 | — | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 7 | — | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | — | — | W 10 | W 11 | NW 11 | — | SE 6 | SSE 6 | — | N 7 | — |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 4 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | NE 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
191 | 176 | 199 | 176 | 262 | 394 | 509 | 548 | 560 | 626 | 715 | 699 | 790 | 715 | 676 | 817 | 1104 | 1504 | 2039 | 1491 | 1255 | 1186 | 928 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 418 | 473 | 440 | 1693 | 1687 | 479 | 442 | 426 | 426 | 435 | 859 | 1122 | 1122 | 1294 | 460 | 658 | 740 | 648 | 658 | 648 | 658 | 740 | 435 |
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