Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
277 | 224 | 172 | 128 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 64 | 77 | 83 | 68 | 65 | 52 | 58 | 68 | 68 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:48PM2.49m | 2:11AM2.47m | 2:43PM2.34m | 3:19AM2.27m | 3:56PM2.23m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.73m | 7:49PM0.90m | 8:17AM1.02m | 8:45PM1.13m | 9:20AM1.25m | ||||||||||||||||
5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:45 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 12 |
277 | 224 | 172 | 128 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 49 | 49 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | NE 7 | — | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | — | N 10 | — |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 13 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 |
11 | 6 | 7 | 21 | 29 | 34 | 50 | 41 | 50 | 47 | 45 | 42 | 64 | 77 | 83 | 68 | 65 | 52 | 58 | 68 | 68 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 231 | 330 | 371 | 375 | 377 | 377 | 790 | 648 | 1251 | 768 | 420 | 420 | 237 | 207 | 207 | 420 | 259 | 227 | 220 | 220 |
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