Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Tang Head today (02 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Tang Head at 1AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tang Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NE by Wed afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | |||||||||||||||||
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 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
245 | 328 | 320 | 245 | 212 | 421 | 360 | 339 | 333 | 275 | 210 | 160 | 109 | 74 | 51 | 64 | 54 | 66 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:50PM3.06m | 12:17PM2.79m | 00:33AM2.88m | 1:02PM2.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.34m | 6:26AM0.28m | 6:40PM0.50m | 7:09AM0.53m | 7:29PM0.69m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:08 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | NW 10 | SE 5 | NW 9 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 10 | NNW 9 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 1 | 360 | 339 | 333 | 275 | 210 | 160 | 109 | 74 | 51 | 28 | 54 | 66 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 12 | S 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | SE 5 | SE 5 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 78 | 29 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 26 | 15 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 8 | — | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 11 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NW 10 | N 10 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
— | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 8 | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 5 | WSW 4 | W 5 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSW 3 |
245 | 328 | 320 | 245 | 212 | 421 | 105 | — | — | — | 1 | 13 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 593 | 432 | 207 | 231 | 207 | 87 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 58 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 440 | 418 | 45 | 0 | 11 |
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