Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 3PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SE on Tue night, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 269 | 174 | 127 | 70 | 47 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 102 | 732 | 984 | 822 | 750 | 711 | 746 | 721 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:38AM3.12m | 10:50PM3.22m | 11:12AM3.05m | 11:31PM3.06m | 11:52AM2.91m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:59PM0.11m | 5:22AM0.09m | 5:40PM0.22m | 6:04AM0.33m | 6:26PM0.39m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 11 | N 10 | W 15 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | W 14 | ESE 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 269 | 174 | 127 | 70 | 47 | 29 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 102 | 455 | 984 | 822 | 750 | 711 | 746 | 721 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 12 | W 9 | NW 10 | W 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | W 16 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 732 | 365 | 305 | 193 | 188 | 140 | 92 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | W 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 8 | SSW 3 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 101 | 141 | 247 | 349 | 371 | 466 | 582 | 640 | 1060 | 1175 | 922 | 959 | 936 | 698 | 192 | 80 | 120 | 3 | 50 | 35 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 460 | 460 | 602 | 602 | 648 | 207 | 658 | 207 | 69 | 300 | 127 | 105 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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