Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 11AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 54 | 53 | 80 | 66 | 50 | 43 | 47 | 64 | 88 | 92 | 53 | 66 | 90 | 103 | 56 | 59 | 67 | 159 | 142 | 116 | 81 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:42AM2.75m | 10:45PM3.14m | 11:13AM2.75m | 11:14PM3.13m | 11:44AM2.72m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:37PM0.37m | 5:08AM0.14m | 5:11PM0.37m | 5:42AM0.14m | 5:46PM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  |  | | |  | | | | | | | |  | | | | | | | | |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | N 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | W 10 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 19 | 38 | 33 | 66 | 50 | — | 1 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 2 | 56 | 59 | 37 | 38 | 37 | 116 | 81 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | S 5 | S 4 | S 4 | N 7 | N 7 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 10 | WNW 8 | — | N 9 | — | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 14 | — | 2 | — | 35 | 51 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 8 | N 7 | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | N 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | NW 8 | — | NNW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | SSW 3 | S 4 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 54 | 53 | 80 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 47 | 64 | 88 | 92 | 53 | 66 | 90 | 103 | 43 | 37 | 67 | 159 | 142 | 52 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 87 | 463 | 971 | 0 | 1225 | 17 | 87 | 45 | 593 | 832 | 849 | 849 | 610 | 45 | 11 | 45 | 87 | 87 | 194 | 181 | 28 | 0 |
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