Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (29 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 12AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2513 | 2315 | 1952 | 1574 | 1163 | 853 | 385 | 394 | 220 | 143 | 196 | 522 | 507 | 407 | 347 | 347 | 273 | 264 | 321 |
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 | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:36PM3.18m | 9:54AM3.15m | 10:25PM3.00m | 10:40AM3.02m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.03m | 4:04AM0.15m | 4:28PM0.11m | 4:49AM0.38m | 5:19PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 4:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | WNW 12 | SE 7 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | NW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 2315 | 2 | 1574 | 1163 | 853 | 385 | 394 | 220 | 143 | 196 | 522 | 507 | 407 | 347 | 347 | 273 | 264 | 321 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 89 | 272 | 82 | 164 | 128 | 65 | 39 | 24 | 22 | 39 | 38 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | W 10 | N 12 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NNW 11 | NW 8 | NW 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
| kJ | 16 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | W 12 | WNW 12 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SE 5 | — | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 3 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2513 | 902 | 1952 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 435 | 426 | 360 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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