Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 26 | Sunday 27 | Monday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1624 | 1079 | 821 | 724 | 622 | 525 | 505 | 424 | 347 | 290 | 252 | 294 | 332 | 303 | 292 | 242 | 314 | 870 | 701 | 676 | 595 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:10AM2.96m | 9:09PM3.24m | 9:38AM3.07m | 9:40PM3.31m | 10:07AM3.12m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:11PM0.26m | 3:35AM-0.10m | 3:46PM0.14m | 4:09AM-0.14m | 4:22PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 1624 | 1079 | 821 | 724 | 622 | 525 | 505 | 424 | 347 | 290 | 252 | 112 | 332 | 303 | 292 | 242 | 314 | 870 | 701 | 676 | 595 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 11 | NW 7 | — | — | — | NW 13 | NW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 75 | 42 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 25 | 16 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NNW 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | E 7 | E 7 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | W 10 | WNW 3 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 726 | 36 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 29 | 40 | 88 | 165 | 222 | 192 | 294 | 1 | 64 | 92 | 137 | 147 | 102 | 66 | 38 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 18 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 12 | 16 | 58 | 599 | 87 | 17 | 87 | 0 | 167 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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