Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 5PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 212 | 165 | 161 | 183 | 168 | 186 | 204 | 126 | 188 | 247 | 336 | 406 | 437 | 482 | 577 | 601 | 635 | 744 | 720 | 600 |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:47PM2.36m | 4:05AM2.39m | 4:48PM2.33m | 5:15AM2.32m | 5:53PM2.36m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21AM0.88m | 9:47PM1.11m | 10:30AM1.06m | 11:12PM1.17m | 11:49AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 5 | NE 6 | WNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | S 4 | S 4 | NW 4 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 51 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | N 7 | NE 5 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 7 | N 6 | N 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 11 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | N 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | N 7 | W 12 | NE 6 | NE 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 267 | 212 | 165 | 161 | 183 | 168 | 186 | 204 | 126 | 188 | 247 | 336 | 406 | 437 | 482 | 577 | 601 | 635 | 744 | 720 | 600 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 329 | 418 | 463 | 418 | 87 | 87 | 60 | 87 | 473 | 965 | 927 | 474 | 479 | 440 | 426 | 435 | 593 | 400 | 584 | 1294 | 435 |
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