Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (25 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 17s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 1PM is: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Sep) | 13ft (4.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (25 Sep) | 11ft (3.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 Sep) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7998 | 9229 | 7984 | 6715 | 5307 | 3829 | 3361 | 2733 | 1962 | 1824 | 1760 | 1301 | 988 | 807 | 698 | 669 | 496 | 408 | 346 | 254 | 323 | 237 | 449 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41AM2.82m | 8:39PM3.12m | 9:10AM2.96m | 9:09PM3.24m | 9:38AM3.07m | 9:40PM3.31m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:38PM0.43m | 3:02AM0.03m | 3:11PM0.26m | 3:35AM-0.10m | 3:46PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSE 7 | W 10 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 7998 | 9229 | 7984 | 6715 | 5307 | 3829 | 3361 | 2733 | 1962 | 1824 | 1760 | 1301 | 988 | 807 | 698 | 669 | 496 | 408 | 346 | 254 | 140 | 237 | 52 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 12 | SE 6 | SE 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | NW 14 | — | — | NW 14 | NW 10 | W 11 | SE 7 | NNW 12 |
| kJ | 75 | 49 | 33 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 52 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 6 | — | 7 | — | — | 7 | 25 | 323 | 86 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | N 10 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 13 | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | N 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SW 3 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSE 6 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | WSW 12 | W 12 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | — | — | W 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 3 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 31 | 16 | 46 | 50 | 1216 | 816 | 50 | 9 | 12 | 27 | 28 | 63 | 127 | 203 | 222 | — | — | 449 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 161 | 435 | 167 | 435 | 435 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 435 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 60 | 60 | 17 | 16 | 716 | 599 | 426 | 435 | 5 | 5 |
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