Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (25 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 28ft (8.5m), 14s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 23ft (7.0m), 13s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 4AM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a West direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (GMT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 28ft (8.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 23ft (7.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon night, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (severe gales from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the SW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 25 | Monday 26 | ||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 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) | W 12 | W 11 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 397 | 305 | 759 | 1145 | 2892 | 9366 | 28827 | 25936 | 18005 | 12040 | 6936 | 3869 | 1236 | 990 | 533 | 500 | 210 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 7:00PM3.06m | 7:34AM3.02m | 7:36PM3.20m | 8:05AM3.15m | 8:13PM3.28m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.04m | 1:43PM0.28m | 2:04AM-0.07m | 2:21PM0.12m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | -1 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -9 | -9 | -7 | -5 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 11 | SE 9 | W 15 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 8 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | NE 9 | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 397 | 305 | 287 | 1145 | 142 | 67 | 67 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1236 | 990 | 533 | 500 | 210 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | NNW 12 | W 16 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ENE 8 | — | — | — | N 7 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NE 8 | NW 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 14 | 759 | 208 | 18 | 66 | — | 6 | — | — | — | 1 | 963 | 225 | 311 | 2 | 78 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | — | NNW 12 | NNW 12 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 6 | N 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | WNW 13 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 14 | 13 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 2 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | W 11 | W 5 | W 15 | W 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 14 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 430 | 440 | 244 | 51 | 2892 | 9366 | 28827 | 25936 | 18005 | 12040 | 6936 | 3869 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 200 | 259 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 58 | 64 | 601 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 602 | 441 | 414 | 350 | 5 | 0 | 105 | 105 | 33 |
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