Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (16 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 8AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NW by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  | |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 28 | 83 | 145 | 126 | 130 | 106 | 75 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 59 | 108 | 136 | 100 | 96 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 10:11PM3.39m | 10:53AM3.02m | 10:58PM3.43m | 11:41AM2.94m | 11:44PM3.37m | 12:28PM2.82m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:06PM0.17m | 4:39AM-0.21m | 4:50PM0.17m | 5:25AM-0.21m | 5:33PM0.24m | 6:10AM-0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
 | |  |  |  | | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:31 | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 10:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:06 | — | — | — | — | 10:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 83 | 145 | 126 | 130 | 106 | 75 | 66 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 59 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | W 12 | WNW 12 | — | — | NE 4 | — | W 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | NE 6 | ENE 6 | N 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 28 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | 21 | 32 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 108 | 136 | 100 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 45 | 45 | 40 | 200 | 207 | 207 | 45 | 4 | 25 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 111 | 1122 | 1122 | 1122 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 111 | 111 | 111 |
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